Dar es Salaam vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$357
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
23
😀 Quality of life
58
60
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.37M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 3% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6912th and 6818th ($763 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Tanzania and Turkey, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1 months in Samsun. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 6157th and 5950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Samsun

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Dar es Salaam Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$3447

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$703
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$769
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$988
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$662
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$670
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$694
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$688
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$746
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$766
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$730
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$673
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$732
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$755
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$676
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$702
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$708
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$552
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$599
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$765
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1027
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$615
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$673
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$598
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$985
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$807
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$595
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$769
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$761
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$755
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$705
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$743
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$654
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$621
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$802
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$907