Dar es Salaam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$334
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
81
😀 Quality of life
55
74
🏙️ Population
4.72M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 8% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7084th and 7400th ($735 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6319th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tianjin

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Dar es Salaam Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.65
🥤 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
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$16559

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546