Dar es Salaam vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$363
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
59
65
🏙️ Population
4.72M
10.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 58% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6675th and 8645th ($799 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 6017th and 5294th 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
$3.25
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$4870

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707