Dodoma vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$178
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
20
69
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
214K
10.5M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 20% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8485th and 7341st ($526 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 78th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 8776th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$21416

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$799
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$596
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$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
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$811
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$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
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$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598