Changsha vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$190	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$748
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$323
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	68	41
🏙️ Population	10M	4.72M

The cost of living in Changsha is 29% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6399th ($577 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th 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 Changsha compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 3100th and 6871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Dar es Salaam

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	Changsha	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$19371

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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