Dar es Salaam vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$353
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$839
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
21
😀 Quality of life
55
40
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.71M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 24% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6805th and 5996th ($722 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Yancheng

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Dar es Salaam Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$20047

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$736
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$675
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028