Dhaka vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1640
🏠 One person rent	$106	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$293
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	57	26
🏙️ Population	16.8M	214K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 22% less expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8745th and 7835th ($456 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bangladesh and Tanzania, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 5727th and 8738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Dodoma

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	Dhaka	Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$51.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	13.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$5.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$2.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$32.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$2745

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Dodoma

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