Dar es Salaam vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$334
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
53
😀 Quality of life
55
73
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.4M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 11% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7084th and 7558th ($735 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6319th and 2343rd 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
$3.04
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538