Dar es Salaam vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$315
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
55
78
🏙️ Population
4.72M
24.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6696th and 4461st ($720 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Shanghai. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5965th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Shanghai

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Dar es Salaam Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$28143

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$762
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740