Dar es Salaam vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dar es Salaam Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1522
🏠 One person rent
$363
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
45
28
😀 Quality of life
59
46
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.23M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 37% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6675th and 7962nd ($799 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 6017th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dar es Salaam vs Xinyang infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Xinyang

Prices for goods and services in Dar es Salaam and Xinyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dar es Salaam Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.16
🥤 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
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$7825

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dar es Salaam

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

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$574
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$580
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$579
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$552
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$629
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$592
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$585
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$570
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$553
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$609
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$567
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$639
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$581
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$563
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$542
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$555
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$595
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$544
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$553
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$646
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$599
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$632
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$507
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$575
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$535
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$523
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$671
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$631
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$517
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$638
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$533
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$590
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$522
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$525
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$625
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$546