Beijing vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$575	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$748
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$323
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	75	41
🏙️ Population	21.9M	4.72M

The cost of living in Beijing is 25% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5387th and 6399th ($1016 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Tanzania, respectively. Check China vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 989th and 6871st 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	$3.86	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$19371

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650