Dar es Salaam vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$315
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 2% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6696th and 6756th ($720 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 82nd 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 Hefei. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 5965th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Hefei

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Dar es Salaam Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$8280

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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

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696