Dar es Salaam vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$357
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
46
17
😀 Quality of life
58
44
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.71M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 32% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6912th and 8149th ($763 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 300th 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 1.3 months in Nanyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Nanyang ranked 322nd in China, while ranked 6157th and 7322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Nanyang

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Dar es Salaam Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$14394

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489