Dar es Salaam vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$353
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
44
17
😀 Quality of life
55
37
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 21% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6805th and 7790th ($722 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th 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 337th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 7211th 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
$2.56
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$15431

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528