Abuja vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$254
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
20
😀 Quality of life
22
30
🏙️ Population
1.69M
214K

The cost of living in Abuja is 188% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 3914th and 8485th ($1514 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Nigeria and Tanzania, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Dodoma ranked 5th in Tanzania, while ranked 9057th and 8776th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$91.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
16.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$6797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$4.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$9059

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$852
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$393
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$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
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$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$421
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$524
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$582
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$842
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$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658