Dar es Salaam vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$363
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
59
66
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.04M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 3% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 6675th and 6587th ($799 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 0.8 months in Mersin. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 6017th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Mersin

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Dar es Salaam Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$6015

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

Cities near Mersin

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945