Dar es Salaam vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$2117
🏠 One person rent
$334
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$745
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
46
27
😀 Quality of life
55
51
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.17M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 8% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 7084th and 6780th ($735 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 Maoming. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 6319th and 6580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Maoming

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Dar es Salaam Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$19775

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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 Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$802
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$824
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$908
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$751
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$679
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$711
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$858
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$828
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$714
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$617
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$873
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$548
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$602
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$627
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1734
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$678
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$620
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$785
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$580
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$778
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$801
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$694
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$601
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$995
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2663
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2396
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$592
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$766
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$574
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$638
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$579
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$528
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$782
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$793
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$593
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$564
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$777
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$954