Dar es Salaam vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$334
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
55
80
🏙️ Population
4.72M
7.41M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 72% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7084th and 640th ($735 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6319th and 676th 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
$3.04
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$22758

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620