Dhaka vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1420
🏠 One person rent	$118	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$241
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	54	24
🏙️ Population	16.8M	214K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 14% less expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8899th and 8632nd ($430 vs $502) 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 0.6 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 5971st and 8698th 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	$1.89	$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$86.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$66.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	15.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$8420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$4.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$45.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8092

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$486
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$638
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$561
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$552
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$461
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$545
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$580
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$625
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$408
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$760
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$498
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$589
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$500
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$748
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$566
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$648
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$648
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$522
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$647
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$650
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$651
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$747
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$541
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$490
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$483
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$648
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$719
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$413
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$648
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$558
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$771
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$602
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$518
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$562
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$803
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$698
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$646