Dar es Salaam vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$357
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
46
53
😀 Quality of life
58
71
🏙️ Population
4.72M
9.4M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 14% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6912th and 7431st ($763 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 Ningbo. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6157th and 3738th 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
$3.09
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$15051

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525