Dar es Salaam vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$357
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
95
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
4.72M
17.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 19% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6912th and 6106th ($763 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6157th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Shenzhen

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Dar es Salaam Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$22916

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71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638