Dar es Salaam vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$357
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
46
36
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
4.72M
6.98M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 5% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6912th and 6740th ($763 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 6157th and 6593rd 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
$3.09
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$19015

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$588
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$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584