Dodoma vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$178
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$3571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
20
95
😀 Quality of life
30
96
🏙️ Population
214K
587K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 65% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8485th and 3903rd ($526 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 529th 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 2.4 months in Essen. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 8776th and 24th 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
$3.85
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$9800

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$421
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$612
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$533
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$567
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$609
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$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$524
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$582
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$842
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575