Addis Ababa vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1281
🏠 One person rent
$604
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
19
😀 Quality of life
40
21
🏙️ Population
5.23M
214K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 96% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 4928th and 8146th ($1103 vs $564) 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 0.3 months in Dodoma. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dodoma ranked 6th in Tanzania, while ranked 6957th and 8808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Dodoma

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Addis Ababa Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
16.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$12314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$5816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$12.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$6316

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Dodoma

Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$639
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$675
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$736
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$433
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$560
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$466
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$482
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$745
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$502
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$571
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$534
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$493
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1079
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$574
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$509
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$509
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$518
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$509
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$509
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$510
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$730
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$535
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$483
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$460
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$509
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$546
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$441
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$508
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$559
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$723
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$581
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$545
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$511
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$763
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$707
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$643