Dar es Salaam vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$334
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
74
😀 Quality of life
55
58
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.07M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 20% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7084th and 7878th ($735 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.8 months in Shenyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6319th and 6059th 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
$3.04
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$22712

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532