Dar es Salaam vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$423
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$323
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
44
17
😀 Quality of life
41
38
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 40% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6399th and 7893rd ($811 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 6871st and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Zhoukou

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Dar es Salaam Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.47%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3163
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5427
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.9
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.94
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.5
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19371
$14854

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441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$561
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$638
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$408
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$760
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$461
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$589
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1105
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1506
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$525
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$541
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$500
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1100
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$566
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$625
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1150
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$522
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$872
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$483
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$518
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$490
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$493
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$748
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$602
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$492
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$605
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$457
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$562
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$648
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$558
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$648
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484