Dar es Salaam vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$353	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	85
😀 Quality of life	55	68
🏙️ Population	4.72M	9.07M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 41% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6805th and 8584th ($722 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 3326th 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	$2.56	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511