Dar es Salaam vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$423	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	85
😀 Quality of life	41	68
🏙️ Population	4.72M	9.07M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 50% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6399th and 8334th ($811 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th 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 24th in China, while ranked 6871st and 3343rd 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	$2.93	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500