Dar es Salaam vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1761
🏠 One person rent
$315
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
44
28
😀 Quality of life
55
44
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.23M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 9% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6696th and 7132nd ($720 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 162nd 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 Xinyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 5965th and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Xinyang

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Dar es Salaam Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$13167

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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

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$629
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$639
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$651
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$624
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$650
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$643
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$589
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$605
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$589
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$608
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$620
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$594
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$646
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$642
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$617
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$584
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$601
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$624
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$660
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$605
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$622
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$685
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$586
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$661
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$599
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$604
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$570
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$697
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$702
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$563
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$669
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$601
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$554
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$554
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$647
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$574