Dar es Salaam vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$315
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
44
98
😀 Quality of life
55
71
🏙️ Population
4.72M
12.3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 11% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6696th and 7238th ($720 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 185th 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 14th in China, while ranked 5965th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575