Cape Town vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$681
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$254
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
56
20
😀 Quality of life
55
30
🏙️ Population
3.78M
214K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 134% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 4637th and 8485th ($1231 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in South Africa and Tanzania, respectively. Check South Africa vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Dodoma ranked 5th in Tanzania, while ranked 6312th and 8776th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$91.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
16.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$6797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$4.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$9059

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$1243
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$666
371 km or 231 mi George
$857
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$946
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$746
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$814
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$988
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$861
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1304
882 km or 548 mi East London
$784
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$698
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$598
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$650
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$901
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$762
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$948
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$808
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$833
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$904
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$637
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$637
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$706
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$984
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$940
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$668
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$607
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$890
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$985
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$984
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$892
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$927
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$857

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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