Dar es Salaam vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$357
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
4.72M
18.7M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 2% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6912th and 6835th ($763 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6157th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Guangzhou

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Dar es Salaam Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$16938

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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 Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694