Dar es Salaam vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1592
🏠 One person rent
$363
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$355
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
45
18
😀 Quality of life
59
43
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.71M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 38% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6675th and 7983rd ($799 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 239th 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 Nanyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Nanyang ranked 352nd in China, while ranked 6017th and 7334th 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
$3.25
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.89
🥤 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
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$2934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$12618

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$553
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$552
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$535
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$533
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$544
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$555
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$525
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$580
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$542
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$553
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$523
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$582
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$507
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$543
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$517
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$583
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$517
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$513
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$518
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$522
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$510
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$574
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$561
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$582
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$503
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$513
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$575
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$504
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$579
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$567
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$570
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$505
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$515
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$518
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$506
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$585
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$546
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489