Dar es Salaam vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$334
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$942
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
17
😀 Quality of life
55
50
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.71M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 22% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 7084th and 6021st ($735 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1 months in Yancheng. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 6319th and 6705th 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
$3.04
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$16158

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$693
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$691
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$644
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$672
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$664
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$693
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$659
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$623
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$635
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$627
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$651
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$620
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$645
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$571
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$623
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$658
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$581
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$636
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$633
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$644
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$643
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$789
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$587
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$678
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$602
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$590
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$725
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$663
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$657
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$550
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$708
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$798
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$726
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$674
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$523
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1030