Dar es Salaam vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$353
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
34
😀 Quality of life
55
40
🏙️ Population
4.72M
7.06M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 41% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6805th and 8612th ($722 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 529th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Luoyang

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Dar es Salaam Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$17189

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599