Ashgabat vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1357
🏠 One person rent
$968
$167
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$275
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$35
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$95.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
21
😀 Quality of life
43
27
🏙️ Population
1.03M
214K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 283% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8687th ($1898 vs $495) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Dodoma. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Dodoma ranked 8th in Tanzania, while ranked 7430th and 8883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$85.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
15.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$6346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$3.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$4.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$6.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$7365

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12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
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$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$417
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$618
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$540
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$546
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$586
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$463
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$533
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$611
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635