Dar es Salaam vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$315
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
55
76
🏙️ Population
4.72M
15.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 30% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6696th and 5143rd ($720 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Turkey, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5965th and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.38
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$4.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$9042

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$452
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$536
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$571
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$524
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$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
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$449

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$574
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$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
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$570
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$851
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$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
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$493
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$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
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$567
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$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001