Dar es Salaam vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$353
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
44
19
😀 Quality of life
55
38
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.71M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 10% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6805th and 7242nd ($722 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 159th 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 1.2 months in Nanyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 7154th 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
$2.56
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$14023

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502