Dar es Salaam vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$353	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$514
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$676
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	44	23
😀 Quality of life	55	57
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.37M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 12% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6805th and 6364th ($722 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 Samsun. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 5882nd and 5645th 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	$2.56	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$11214

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607