Dar es Salaam vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$334
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
18
😀 Quality of life
55
46
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.49M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 8% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7084th and 7385th ($735 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 Shangrao. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 6319th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Shangrao

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Dar es Salaam Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$25646

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628