Dar es Salaam vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$363
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$718
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$976
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
45
29
😀 Quality of life
59
49
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.17M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 3% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 6675th and 6772nd ($799 vs $773) 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 0.4 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 141st in China, while ranked 6017th and 6717th 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
$3.25
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$16634

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

Cities near Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$780
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$790
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$892
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$726
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$816
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$652
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$677
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$827
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$809
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$693
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$794
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$590
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$829
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$518
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$579
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$589
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1746
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$662
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$598
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$758
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$552
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$766
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$777
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$662
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$574
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$878
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2718
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2414
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$568
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$765
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$551
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$608
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$559
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$546
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$758
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$818
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$574
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$562
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$766
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$941