Dodoma vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$167
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
21
66
😀 Quality of life
27
90
🏙️ Population
214K
3.94M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 80% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8687th and 947th ($495 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8883rd and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Dubai

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Dodoma Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.64
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$17401

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$533
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$735
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$611
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$613
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$415
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$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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$1543
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$2356
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$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
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$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
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$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
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$454
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$459
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$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
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$469