Dar es Salaam vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$353
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
44
38
😀 Quality of life
55
43
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.98M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 8% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6805th and 6518th ($722 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 5882nd and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Zhanjiang

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Dar es Salaam Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$20188

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601