Dar es Salaam vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$315
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
91
😀 Quality of life
55
72
🏙️ Population
4.72M
11.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 13% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6696th and 6270th ($720 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5965th and 2093rd 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
$1.95
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$5.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$26569

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740