Bern vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1281
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
19
😀 Quality of life
95
21
🏙️ Population
135K
214K

The cost of living in Bern is 346% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 743rd and 8146th ($2512 vs $564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 6th in Switzerland and Tanzania, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.3 months in Dodoma. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Dodoma ranked 6th in Tanzania, while ranked 33rd and 8808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Dodoma

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Bern Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
16.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$12314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$5816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$12.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$6316

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Dodoma

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