Addis Ababa vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1371
🏠 One person rent
$758
$173
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$35.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$213
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
21
😀 Quality of life
45
30
🏙️ Population
5.7M
214K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 151% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 4635th and 8679th ($1269 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ethiopia and Tanzania, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Dodoma. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dodoma ranked 8th in Tanzania, while ranked 7273rd and 8833rd 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
$4.01
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
15.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$6371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$16
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$7987

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Dodoma

Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$408
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$602
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$523
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$551
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$588
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$469
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$544
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$604
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$623
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$419
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$797
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$553
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$455
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$508
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1002
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$530
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$693
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$691
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$533
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$691
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$691
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$694
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$786
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$542
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$505
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$520
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$692
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$759
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$409
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$693
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$563
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$811
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$624
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$544
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$593
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$839
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$722
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$670