Dar es Salaam vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$353
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
71
😀 Quality of life
55
61
🏙️ Population
4.72M
10.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 42% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6805th and 8633rd ($722 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 531st 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 35th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 5079th 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
$2.56
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$4947

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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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734