Cape Town vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1420
🏠 One person rent	$582	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$241
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	19
😀 Quality of life	58	24
🏙️ Population	3.78M	214K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 113% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 5016th and 8632nd ($1071 vs $502) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 5491st and 8698th 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	$8.4	$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$86.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$66.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	15.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$8420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$3.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$4.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$45.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$8092

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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