Dar es Salaam vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$315
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
53
😀 Quality of life
55
53
🏙️ Population
4.72M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 4% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6696th and 6882nd ($720 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 5965th and 6124th 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
$1.95
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083