Chisinau vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1281
🏠 One person rent
$482
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
19
😀 Quality of life
57
21
🏙️ Population
639K
214K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 55% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 6200th and 8146th ($876 vs $564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Moldova and Tanzania, respectively. Check Moldova vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.3 months in Dodoma. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dodoma ranked 6th in Tanzania, while ranked 5629th and 8808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
16.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$12314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$5816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$12.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$6316

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Distance City Cost of living
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$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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