Dar es Salaam vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
55
88
🏙️ Population
4.72M
7.41M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 74% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6805th and 379th ($722 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5882nd and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Hong Kong

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Dar es Salaam Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$22381

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$736
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$502
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
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$725
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$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623