Dar es Salaam vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$357
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6912th and 7844th ($763 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 6157th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Foshan

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Dar es Salaam Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$22493

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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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664