Ashgabat vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$893
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
20
😀 Quality of life
49
30
🏙️ Population
1.03M
214K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 248% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 2595th and 8485th ($1833 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Turkmenistan and Tanzania, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dodoma ranked 5th in Tanzania, while ranked 6667th and 8776th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$91.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
16.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$6797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$4.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$9059

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$1774
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$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$421
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$524
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$582
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$842
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658