Dar es Salaam vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1532
🏠 One person rent
$334
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$809
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
46
40
😀 Quality of life
55
49
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.65M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 22% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 7084th and 7957th ($735 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 249th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.3 months in Hengyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hengyang ranked 154th in China, while ranked 6319th and 6806th 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
$3.04
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$10039

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Hengyang

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$589
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$648
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$518
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$605
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$564
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$571
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$569
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$739
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$609
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$622
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$586
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$589
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$610
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$766
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$632
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$592
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$793
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$518
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$560
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$758
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$593
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$608
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$528
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$778
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$535
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$565
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$560
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$600
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$600
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$593
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$801
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$638
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$570
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$542
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$623
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$603
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619