Dar es Salaam vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$357
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
58
71
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 17% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6912th and 7557th ($763 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 6157th and 3551st 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
$3.09
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677