Dar es Salaam vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$334
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
95
😀 Quality of life
55
76
🏙️ Population
4.72M
17.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 26% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7084th and 5618th ($735 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6319th and 1163rd 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
$3.04
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$21140

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648