Chittagong vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$93	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$290
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$254
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	20
😀 Quality of life	50	30
🏙️ Population	2.58M	214K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 32% less expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 9061st and 8485th ($358 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Bangladesh and Tanzania, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dodoma ranked 5th in Tanzania, while ranked 6631st and 8776th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Dodoma

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	Chittagong	Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$91.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	16.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$6797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$4.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$9059

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Dodoma

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