Dar es Salaam vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
58
82
🏙️ Population
4.72M
7.41M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 71% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6912th and 621st ($763 vs $2674) 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6157th and 632nd 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
$3.09
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$22890

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$588
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$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
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$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608