Dar es Salaam vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$353
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
44
98
😀 Quality of life
55
70
🏙️ Population
4.72M
12.3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 4% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6805th and 6979th ($722 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Wuhan

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Dar es Salaam Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$9062

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$736
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$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
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$564
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611