Dar es Salaam vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$334
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
49
😀 Quality of life
55
71
🏙️ Population
4.72M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 13% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7084th and 7630th ($735 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6319th and 3354th 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
$3.04
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$9745

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954