Dar es Salaam vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$357
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
46
14
😀 Quality of life
58
44
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.03M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 28% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6912th and 7960th ($763 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 350th in China, while ranked 6157th and 7402nd 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
$3.09
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$16685

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$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514