Adelaide vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$173
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$282
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$35.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$213
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	21
😀 Quality of life	93	30
🏙️ Population	1.39M	214K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 362% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 1210th and 8679th ($2338 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th in Australia and Tanzania, respectively. Check Australia vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.4 months in Dodoma. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Dodoma ranked 8th in Tanzania, while ranked 73rd and 8833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Dodoma

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	Adelaide	Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	15.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$6371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$3.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$16
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$7987

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

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