Dar es Salaam vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$363
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
45
96
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
4.72M
17.5M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 9% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6675th and 6334th ($799 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6017th and 1094th 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
$3.25
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634