Dar es Salaam vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$1420
🏠 One person rent	$315	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$351
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	44	44
😀 Quality of life	55	48
🏙️ Population	4.72M	6.65M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 36% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 6696th and 8282nd ($720 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 503rd 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 1.4 months in Hengyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hengyang ranked 116th in China, while ranked 5965th and 6455th 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	$1.95	$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$8.05
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$2.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$26.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$1.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$5.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$10726

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$570
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$584
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$578
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$577
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$565
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$554
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$752
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$533
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$555
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$587
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$774
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$613
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$581
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$856
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$579
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$812
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$585
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$604
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$525
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$785
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$558
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$574
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$548
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$602
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$584
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$781
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$647
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$580
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$538
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$609
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$620
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586