Dar es Salaam vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$357
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
46
65
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
4.72M
12.7M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 3% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6912th and 6833rd ($763 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6157th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Suzhou

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Dar es Salaam Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$17664

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$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623