Dar es Salaam vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$357
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
17
😀 Quality of life
58
44
🏙️ Population
4.72M
7.82M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 27% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6912th and 7914th ($763 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6157th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Shangqiu

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Dar es Salaam Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$16802

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$588
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$551
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518