Dar es Salaam vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$357
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
4.72M
11.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 11% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6912th and 6527th ($763 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 Hangzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6157th and 3360th 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
$3.09
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.12
🥤 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
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$29918

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$588
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$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
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765