Cape Town vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1357
🏠 One person rent	$775	$167
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$35
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$95.6
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	21
😀 Quality of life	58	27
🏙️ Population	3.78M	214K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 180% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 4336th and 8687th ($1386 vs $495) 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 0.2 months in Dodoma. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Dodoma ranked 8th in Tanzania, while ranked 6134th and 8883rd 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	$12.2	$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$85.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	15.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$6346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$5.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$3.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$4.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$7365

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$417
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$618
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$540
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$546
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$586
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$463
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$533
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$611
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$613
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$415
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$807
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$563
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$448
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$522
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$532
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$1132
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$559
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$688
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$690
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$549
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$689
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$688
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$691
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$770
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$543
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$524
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$513
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$689
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$750
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$447
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$688
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$531
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$872
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$603
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$583
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$573
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$828
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$697
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$635