Addis Ababa vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1640
🏠 One person rent
$407
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$293
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
19
😀 Quality of life
40
26
🏙️ Population
3.04M
214K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 59% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 5819th and 7835th ($923 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ethiopia and Tanzania, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 7141st and 8738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$51.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
13.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$5.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$32.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$2745

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Dodoma

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