Dar es Salaam vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$357
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
18
😀 Quality of life
58
47
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.49M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 15% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6912th and 7479th ($763 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 91st 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 Shangrao. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 6157th and 6989th 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
$3.09
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$30231

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633