Dar es Salaam vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$353
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
55
79
🏙️ Population
4.72M
17.7M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6805th and 5948th ($722 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5882nd and 556th 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
$2.56
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618