Dar es Salaam vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1548
🏠 One person rent
$353
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
22
😀 Quality of life
55
38
🏙️ Population
4.72M
11M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 23% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 6805th and 7950th ($722 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 369th 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 months in Linyi. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Linyi ranked 323rd in China, while ranked 5882nd and 7184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Linyi

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Dar es Salaam Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$89
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$5.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$3772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$6.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$4239

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

Cities near Linyi

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$623
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$608
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$612
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$588
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$610
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$608
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$630
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$656
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$620
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$528
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$602
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$605
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$558
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$670
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$580
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$688
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$578
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$613
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$705
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$593
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$526
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$608
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$501
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$640
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$639
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$579
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$581
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$633
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$618
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$681
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$536
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$618
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$947
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$524
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$623
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$775
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$597
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$869
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$538
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$1433