Dar es Salaam vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$315	$192
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$697
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$54.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	44	55
😀 Quality of life	55	53
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.95M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 36% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 6696th and 8298th ($720 vs $527) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 85th 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 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Kocaeli ranked 11th in Turkey, while ranked 5965th and 6127th 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	$1.95	$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	28.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$1.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$3084

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$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
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$618
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$558
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$577
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$577
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$582
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$574
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$421
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$616
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1025
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$646
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$642
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$772
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$438
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$558
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$519
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$640
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$550
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$512
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$414
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$665
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$567
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$519
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$591
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$407
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$576
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$508
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$800
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$665
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$606
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$570
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$851
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$556
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$629
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$647