Dar es Salaam vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$363	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	45	19
😀 Quality of life	59	44
🏙️ Population	4.72M	7.01M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 38% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6675th and 7987th ($799 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 Zhumadian. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 6017th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Zhumadian

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	Dar es Salaam	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.25	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$7830

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506