Dar es Salaam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dar es Salaam Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$363
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
89
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
4.72M
13.9M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 24% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6675th and 7452nd ($799 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 Tianjin. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6017th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dar es Salaam vs Tianjin infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Tianjin

Prices for goods and services in Dar es Salaam and Tianjin are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dar es Salaam Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$18657

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573