Chisinau vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1640
🏠 One person rent
$428
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$293
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
19
😀 Quality of life
58
26
🏙️ Population
639K
214K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 39% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 6354th and 7835th ($810 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.5 months in Dodoma. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 5671st and 8738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$51.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
13.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$3825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$5.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$2.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$32.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$2745

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Distance City Cost of living
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$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$600
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$706
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$762
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$457
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600