Dar es Salaam vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dar es Salaam | Dodoma | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 61% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 6399th and 8632nd ($811 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Tanzania.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Ranked 1st vs 7th best cities to live in Tanzania, and 6871st vs 8698th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Dodoma
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| Dar es Salaam | Dodoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Dar es Salaam
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Zanzibar | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Stone Town | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Morogoro | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Tanga | |
| 309 km or 192 mi |  Mombasa | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Dodoma | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Malindi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Moshi | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Arusha | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Machakos | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Nairobi | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mbeya | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Thika | |
| 698 km or 434 mi |  Moroni | |
| 700 km or 435 mi |  Pemba | |
| 774 km or 481 mi |  Mzuzu | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Meru | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Nakuru | |
| 836 km or 520 mi | Domoni | |
| 843 km or 524 mi | Mzimba | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Mwanza | |
| 864 km or 537 mi | Nacala | |
| 899 km or 559 mi | Kisumu | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Nampula | |
| 927 km or 576 mi | Eldoret | |
| 931 km or 578 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 938 km or 583 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 955 km or 594 mi | Mumias | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | Mangochi | |
| 969 km or 602 mi |  Kasama | |
| 1000 km or 621 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 1007 km or 626 mi |  Tororo | |
| 1026 km or 637 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1044 km or 648 mi | Mbale | |
| 1047 km or 651 mi | Zomba | |
| 1049 km or 652 mi | Jinja | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi |  Ruyigi | |
| 1074 km or 667 mi | Entebbe | |
| 1076 km or 668 mi | Rutana | |
| 1084 km or 674 mi | Muyinga |
Cities near Dodoma
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 221 km or 137 mi | Morogoro | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Arusha | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Moshi | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Stone Town | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Zanzibar | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Mbeya | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Tanga | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
| 498 km or 309 mi | Mombasa | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Mwanza | |
| 553 km or 343 mi | Machakos | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Nairobi | |
| 590 km or 366 mi | Malindi | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Thika | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Nakuru | |
| 669 km or 415 mi | Kasama | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Mzimba | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Ruyigi | |
| 687 km or 427 mi | Rutana | |
| 693 km or 430 mi | Kisumu | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Makamba | |
| 709 km or 441 mi | Muyinga | |
| 717 km or 446 mi | Gitega | |
| 726 km or 451 mi |  Kalemie | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Meru | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Mumias | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Eldoret | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Ngozi | |
| 776 km or 482 mi | Bujumbura | |
| 779 km or 484 mi |  Butare | |
| 787 km or 489 mi | Bubanza | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Entebbe | |
| 791 km or 492 mi | Kigali | |
| 791 km or 492 mi | Tororo | |
| 794 km or 493 mi | Nyanza | |
| 794 km or 493 mi | Jinja | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Uvira | |
| 810 km or 503 mi | Kampala | |
| 816 km or 507 mi | Kira Town |