Dar es Salaam vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$363	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	85
😀 Quality of life	59	71
🏙️ Population	4.72M	9.07M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 44% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6675th and 8245th ($799 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6017th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Shenyang

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	Dar es Salaam	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.25	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$24707

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501