Dar es Salaam vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$334
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
46
17
😀 Quality of life
55
44
🏙️ Population
4.72M
7.82M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 20% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7084th and 7879th ($735 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6319th and 7390th 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
$3.04
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$19212

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$586
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522