Dar es Salaam vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$423	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	44	24
😀 Quality of life	41	39
🏙️ Population	4.72M	6.56M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 37% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6399th and 7740th ($811 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6871st and 7044th 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	$2.93	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$11393

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600