Dodoma vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$273
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
19
69
😀 Quality of life
21
69
🏙️ Population
214K
10.5M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 17% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8146th and 7055th ($564 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 115th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8808th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Dongguan

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Dodoma Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$21927

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$543
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$548
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$675
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$736
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$433
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$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$560
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$466
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$482
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$745
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$502
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$571
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$534
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$493
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1079
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$574
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$509
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$509
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$518
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$509
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$509
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$510
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$730
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$535
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$483
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$460
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$509
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$546
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$441
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$508
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$559
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$723
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$581
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$545
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$511
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$763
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$707
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623