Dar es Salaam vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$334
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
46
21
😀 Quality of life
55
46
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.56M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 22% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7084th and 7943rd ($735 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6319th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Shaoyang

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Dar es Salaam Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$13867

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619