Abu Dhabi vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1640
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$293
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
19
😀 Quality of life
82
26
🏙️ Population
1.48M
214K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 233% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 1938th and 7835th ($1936 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Tanzania, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 369th and 8738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$51.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
13.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$3825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$5.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$32.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$2745

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$600
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$706
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$762
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$457
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600