Chengdu vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$2068
🏠 One person rent	$252	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$288
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	45
😀 Quality of life	75	59
🏙️ Population	20.9M	4.72M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 21% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 7530th and 6675th ($635 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 1800th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Dar es Salaam

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	Chengdu	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$17749

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

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