Dar es Salaam vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$357
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
49
😀 Quality of life
58
71
🏙️ Population
4.72M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 20% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6912th and 7679th ($763 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6157th and 3611th 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
$3.09
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$9536

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943