Ashgabat vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$1281
🏠 One person rent
$798
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
19
😀 Quality of life
29
21
🏙️ Population
1.03M
214K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 187% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 3187th and 8146th ($1616 vs $564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Turkmenistan and Tanzania, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.3 months in Dodoma. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dodoma ranked 6th in Tanzania, while ranked 8245th and 8808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
16.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$12314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$5816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$12.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$6316

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

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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