Dar es Salaam vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$357
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
46
97
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
4.72M
12.3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 17% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6912th and 7564th ($763 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6157th and 2134th 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
$3.09
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$8927

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584