Dhaka vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$141	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$290
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$254
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	20
😀 Quality of life	57	30
🏙️ Population	16.8M	214K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 12% less expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8829th and 8485th ($464 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Bangladesh and Tanzania, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dodoma ranked 5th in Tanzania, while ranked 6151st and 8776th 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	$2.14	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$91.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	16.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$6797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$4.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$9059

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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