Dar es Salaam vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$357
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
58
71
🏙️ Population
4.72M
10.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 15% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6912th and 7469th ($763 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6157th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Dongguan

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Dar es Salaam Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608