Dar es Salaam vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$353
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
4.72M
12.7M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 29% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6805th and 5553rd ($722 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 3798th 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
$2.56
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$26560

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$736
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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645