Cape Town vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1640
🏠 One person rent	$484	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$293
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	19
😀 Quality of life	60	26
🏙️ Population	434K	214K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 52% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 6078th and 7835th ($881 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in South Africa and Tanzania, respectively. Check South Africa vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 5406th and 8738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Dodoma

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	Cape Town	Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$51.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	13.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$3825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$5.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$2.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$32.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$2745

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$600
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$536
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$706
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$762
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$457
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$493
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$493
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$524
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$646
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$452
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$338
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$439
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$1176
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$337
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$446
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$448
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$441
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$449
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$449
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$445
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$746
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$486
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$424
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$405
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$448
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$493
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$458
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$453
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$547
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$677
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$557
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$539
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$542
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$776
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$654
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$600