Dar es Salaam vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$363
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
45
98
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
4.72M
12.3M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 25% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6675th and 7501st ($799 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6017th and 2249th 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
$3.25
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$609
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571