Dodoma vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$273
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
19
95
😀 Quality of life
21
95
🏙️ Population
214K
585K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 63% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8146th and 3595th ($564 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 371st in Tanzania and Germany, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 8808th and 31st 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
$1.84
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$9380

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$639
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$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
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$675
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$736
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$433
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431