Dar es Salaam vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$334
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$859
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
46
22
😀 Quality of life
55
51
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.99M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 26% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 7084th and 8147th ($735 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Tanzania and Turkey, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Urfa. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 6319th and 6572nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Urfa

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Dar es Salaam Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$9341

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$634
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$576
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$549
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$596
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$518
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$547
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$608
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$619
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$572
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$565
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$527
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$551
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$537
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$579
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$490
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$640
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$339
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$559
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$557
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$515
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$565
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$594
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$598
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$616
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$601
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$384
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$441
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$597
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$590
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$756