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Dar Es Salaam vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Dar Es Salaam is 0.8% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% more in Dar Es Salaam
Groceries: pay 3.0% less in Dar Es Salaam
Transportation: pay 42.9% more in Dar Es Salaam
Housing: pay 38.8% more in Dar Es Salaam
Childcare: pay 31.8% less in Dar Es Salaam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Dar Es Salaam
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Dar Es Salaam

The cost of transportation, housing, and restaurants in Dar Es Salaam are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Dar Es Salaam.

Dar Es Salaam vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dar Es Salaam instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 11.8% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Dar Es Salaam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$3.23 TZS7,983.84	-23.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$10.10 TZS24,949.49	+105.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.40 TZS997.98	-15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.25 TZS607.10	-19.9%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 3.0% less for groceries

	Beijing	Dar Es Salaam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$0.81 TZS1,995.96	-52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$4.78 TZS11,809.43	-36.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$4.19 TZS10,337.34	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$2.12 TZS5,233.85	+19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$2.67 TZS6,596.14	+74.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.23 TZS3,039.40	+25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.44 TZS1,080.77	-43.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.49 TZS1,222.23	-38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	-27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.44 TZS1,075.11	+24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.65 TZS1,612.66	+58.3%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 42.9% more for transportation

	Beijing	Dar Es Salaam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.63 TZS11,427.74	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	-50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$14.49 TZS35,802.53	+213.3%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 38.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Dar Es Salaam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$35.62 TZS87,988.55	+175.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$519.76 TZS1,283,807.45	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$257.24 TZS635,381.74	-49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$67.97 TZS167,895.42	+73.1%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 31.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Dar Es Salaam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$17,689.39 TZS43,692,803.03	-23.9%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Dar Es Salaam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$1.01 TZS2,494.95	-9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$2.06 TZS5,089.70	-29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$2.12 TZS5,239.39	-49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$85.86 TZS212,070.71	+48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$4.92 TZS12,162.88	-41.5%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Dar Es Salaam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$22.22 TZS54,888.89	-64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$37.04 TZS91,481.48	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$40.40 TZS99,797.98	-50.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$69.70 TZS172,151.52	-34.0%
Average			-36.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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