Dar es Salaam vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$334
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
46
84
😀 Quality of life
55
71
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 10% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7084th and 7494th ($735 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 6319th and 3146th 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
$3.04
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693