Changsha vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$202
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$254
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
72
30
🏙️ Population
10M
214K

The cost of living in Changsha is 12% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8485th ($592 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 8th in China and Tanzania, respectively. Check China vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Dodoma ranked 5th in Tanzania, while ranked 3381st and 8776th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Dodoma

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Changsha Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$91.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
16.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$6797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$4.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$9059

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$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