Dar es Salaam vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$353	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	91
😀 Quality of life	55	71
🏙️ Population	4.72M	11.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 14% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6805th and 6287th ($722 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Hangzhou

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	Dar es Salaam	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$22679

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$548
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$543
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$482
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$745
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$433
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$571
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1091
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1500
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$534
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$535
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$493
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1093
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$574
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$466
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1394
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$518
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1190
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$460
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$483
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$516
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1079
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$581
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$583
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$498
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$511
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$509
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$559
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$509
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$509

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774