Chicago vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$1420
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$241
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	95	24
🏙️ Population	2.75M	214K

The cost of living in Chicago is 433% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 529th and 8632nd ($2678 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 8th in the United States and Tanzania, respectively. Check the United States vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 23rd and 8698th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Dodoma

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	Chicago	Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$86.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$66.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	15.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$3085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$8420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$3.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$4.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$45.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$8092

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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