Dar es Salaam vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$353
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
78
😀 Quality of life
55
66
🏙️ Population
4.72M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 38% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6805th and 8506th ($722 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 3930th 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
$2.56
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619