Beijing vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2068
🏠 One person rent	$589	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$288
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	45
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	21.9M	4.72M

The cost of living in Beijing is 29% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5355th and 6675th ($1029 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Tanzania, respectively. Check China vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 2546th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Dar es Salaam

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	Beijing	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$17749

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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