Dar es Salaam vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$363
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
53
😀 Quality of life
59
70
🏙️ Population
4.72M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 29% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6675th and 7641st ($799 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6017th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Quanzhou

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Dar es Salaam Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$9321

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941