Dar es Salaam vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$353
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
55
53
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.4M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 1% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6805th and 6747th ($722 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Ningbo

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Dar es Salaam Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$12898

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538