Abidjan vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1420
🏠 One person rent	$439	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$241
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	19
😀 Quality of life	37	24
🏙️ Population	4.98M	214K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 103% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 5348th and 8632nd ($1022 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ivory Coast and Tanzania, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 7322nd and 8698th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Dodoma

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	Abidjan	Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$86.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$66.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	15.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$3085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$8420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$3.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$4.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$45.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$8092

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$486
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$638
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$561
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$552
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$461
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$545
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$580
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$625
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$408
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$760
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$498
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$589
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$500
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$748
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$566
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$648
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$648
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$522
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$647
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$650
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$651
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$747
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$541
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$490
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$483
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$648
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$719
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$413
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$648
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$558
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$771
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$602
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$518
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$562
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$803
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$698
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$646