Dar es Salaam vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$353
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
44
22
😀 Quality of life
55
46
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.99M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 27% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6805th and 8124th ($722 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th 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 2.3 months in Urfa. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 5882nd and 6486th 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
$2.56
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$1501

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
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$564
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705