Dar es Salaam vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$357
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$378
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
46
17
😀 Quality of life
58
44
🏙️ Population
4.72M
7.01M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 28% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6912th and 7977th ($763 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 234th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 6157th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Zhumadian

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Dar es Salaam Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$9042

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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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$543
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$598
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$596
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$572
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$542
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$491
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$556
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$578
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$509
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$520
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$561
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$590
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$518
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$601
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$523
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$516
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$555
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$518
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$591
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$511
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$570
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$483
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$516
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$554
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$602
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$608
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$514
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$639
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$544
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$599
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$585
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$525
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$540
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$575
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$506
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$581
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$507