Dar es Salaam vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$315
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
55
63
🏙️ Population
4.72M
10.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 48% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6696th and 8597th ($720 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 5965th and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Shijiazhuang

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Dar es Salaam Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733