Dar es Salaam vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$363	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$704
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	45	43
😀 Quality of life	59	49
🏙️ Population	4.72M	6.65M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 28% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 6675th and 7637th ($799 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 136th 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 Hengyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 6017th and 6726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Hengyang

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	Dar es Salaam	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.25	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$7438

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599