Dar es Salaam vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$363	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$692
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	23
😀 Quality of life	59	60
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.37M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 0.4% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6675th and 6661st ($799 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st 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 Samsun. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 6017th and 5884th 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	$3.25	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$3613

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852