Dar es Salaam vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$357
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
46
31
😀 Quality of life
58
46
🏙️ Population
4.72M
7.06M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 45% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6912th and 8565th ($763 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 466th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 232nd in China, while ranked 6157th and 7063rd 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
$3.09
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598