Al Ain vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1640
🏠 One person rent
$612
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$293
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
19
😀 Quality of life
79
26
🏙️ Population
767K
214K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 95% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 4616th and 7835th ($1132 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Tanzania, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 496th and 8738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$51.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
13.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$3825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$5.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$32.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$2745

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$1584
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
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$758
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$1872
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$1810
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$779
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$798
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$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
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$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
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$646
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$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
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$600
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$571
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$536
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$706
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$762
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$457
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$622
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$720
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$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
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$646
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$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
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$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
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$441
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$449
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$449
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$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
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$486
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$424
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$405
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$448
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$493
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$458
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$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
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$677
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$557
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$539
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$542
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$776
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$654
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$600