Dar es Salaam vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$353
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
55
65
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 0.7% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6805th and 6780th ($722 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 68th 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 32nd in China, while ranked 5882nd and 4171st 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
$2.56
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$8558

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699