Dar es Salaam vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$363
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
77
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
4.72M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 59% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6675th and 8651st ($799 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6017th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Zhengzhou

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Dar es Salaam Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$19556

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563