Cape Town vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1281
🏠 One person rent
$603
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
19
😀 Quality of life
59
21
🏙️ Population
3.78M
214K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 99% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 4849th and 8146th ($1120 vs $564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Dodoma. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Dodoma ranked 6th in Tanzania, while ranked 5407th and 8808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
16.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$12314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$5816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$12.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$6316

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Distance City Cost of living
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$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
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$639
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$675
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$736
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$433
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$560
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$466
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$482
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$745
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$502
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$571
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$534
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$493
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1079
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$574
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$509
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$509
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$518
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$509
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$509
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$510
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$730
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$535
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$483
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$460
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$509
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$546
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$441
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$508
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$559
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$723
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$581
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$545
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$511
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$763
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$707
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$643