Dar es Salaam vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1637
🏠 One person rent	$353	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$481
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	44	55
😀 Quality of life	55	50
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.85M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 4% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 6805th and 6959th ($722 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 5882nd and 6180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Kocaeli

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	Dar es Salaam	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$4125

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$548
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$543
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$482
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$745
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$433
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$571
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1091
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1500
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$534
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$535
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$493
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1093
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$574
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$466
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1394
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$518
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1190
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$460
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$483
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$516
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1079
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$581
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$583
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$498
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$511
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$509
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$559
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$509
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$509

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$652
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$643
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$642
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$633
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$579
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$594
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$502
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$605
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1125
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$692
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$690
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$461
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$716
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$599
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$700
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$683
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$655
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$705
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$584
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$672
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$617
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$678
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$596
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$648
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$642
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$573
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$907
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$635
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$668
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$931
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$643
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$652
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$612