Dar es Salaam vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$353	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	44	24
😀 Quality of life	55	39
🏙️ Population	4.72M	6.56M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 18% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6805th and 7649th ($722 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 5882nd and 7013th 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	$2.56	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$10066

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$548
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$543
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$482
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$745
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$433
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$571
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1091
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1500
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$534
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$535
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$493
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1093
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$574
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$466
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1394
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$518
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1190
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$460
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$483
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$516
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1079
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$581
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$583
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$498
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$511
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$509
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$559
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$509
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$509

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610