Bern vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1420
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$241
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
19
😀 Quality of life
94
24
🏙️ Population
135K
214K

The cost of living in Bern is 374% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 987th and 8632nd ($2381 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 8th in Switzerland and Tanzania, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 36th and 8698th 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
$23.7
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$86.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$66.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
15.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$3085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$8420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$3.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$4.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$45.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$8092

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BernDodoma

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3234
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Dodoma

Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$486
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$638
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$561
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$523
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$552
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$461
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$545
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$580
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$625
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$408
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$760
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$498
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$589
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$525
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$500
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$748
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$566
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$648
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$648
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$522
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$647
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$650
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$651
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$747
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$541
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$490
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$483
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$648
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$719
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$413
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$648
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$558
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$771
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$602
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$518
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$562
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$803
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$698
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$646