Dar es Salaam vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1752
🏠 One person rent
$363
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$492
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
45
22
😀 Quality of life
59
46
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.99M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 21% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6675th and 7336th ($799 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 1 months in Urfa. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Urfa ranked 60th in Turkey, while ranked 6017th and 6966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
41.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$1896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$1.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$8570

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$625
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$693
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$610
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$612
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$602
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$587
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$483
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$627
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$571
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$582
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$600
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$559
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$535
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$530
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$587
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$464
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$619
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$337
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$543
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$550
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$591
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$659
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$623
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$647
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$596
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$402
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$438
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$623
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$591
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$791