Dar es Salaam vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$334
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
58
😀 Quality of life
55
68
🏙️ Population
4.72M
10.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 41% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7084th and 8567th ($735 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6319th and 4412th 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
$3.04
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$5149

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740