Dar es Salaam vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2111	$2292
🏠 One person rent	$315	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$775	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$255	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	44	29
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	4.72M	6.17M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 16% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 6696th and 6186th ($720 vs $857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st 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 1.1 months in Maoming. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 5965th and 6533rd 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	$1.95	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$345	$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$924	$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$3744
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.13	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.96	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.57	$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14488	$18555

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$762
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$706
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$600
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$622
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$493
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$581
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$536
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$571
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$524
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$646
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$457
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$530
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$587
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1144
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$338
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$486
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$439
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$585
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$337
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$493
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1127
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$441
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1165
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$405
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$424
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$332
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1176
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$367
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$557
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$557
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$326
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$542
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$446
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$547
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$448
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$449

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$831
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$876
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$806
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$830
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$638
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$816
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$824
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$735
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$812
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$568
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$575
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1565
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$611
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$742
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$547
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$785
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$781
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$589
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$596
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2410
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$573
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$774
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$571
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$837
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$590
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$525
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$552
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$856
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$573
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$605
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$891
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1083