Dodoma vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$167
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
21
67
😀 Quality of life
27
71
🏙️ Population
214K
10.5M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 29% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8687th and 7308th ($495 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 67th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 8883rd and 3241st 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
$3.64
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$25442

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$546
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$586
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$463
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$533
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$611
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620