Dodoma vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$200
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
19
95
😀 Quality of life
26
95
🏙️ Population
214K
579K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 62% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7835th and 3358th ($581 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 247th in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 8738th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Essen

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Dodoma Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$9133

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$600
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$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$706
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$762
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$457
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410