Dar es Salaam vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$334
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
96
😀 Quality of life
55
77
🏙️ Population
4.72M
18.7M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 6% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7084th and 6854th ($735 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6319th and 1149th 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
$3.04
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711