Dar es Salaam vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$315
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
44
17
😀 Quality of life
55
41
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 23% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6696th and 7809th ($720 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 370th 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 Zhoukou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 5965th and 7081st 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
$1.95
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$13369

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532