Dar es Salaam vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$315
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
95
😀 Quality of life
55
73
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6696th and 7900th ($720 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 401st in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5965th and 1721st 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
$1.95
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$23979

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638