Dar es Salaam vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$363
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
45
70
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
4.72M
12.7M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 4% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6675th and 6778th ($799 vs $771) 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6017th and 3523rd 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
$3.25
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
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$609
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610