Dodoma vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$169	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	19	23
😀 Quality of life	24	37
🏙️ Population	214K	951K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 63% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4063rd ($502 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 8698th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Freetown

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	Dodoma	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.79	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$2773

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$486
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$638
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$561
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$552
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$461
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$545
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$580
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$625
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$408
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$760
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$498
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$589
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$500
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$748
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$566
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$648
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$648
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$522
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$647
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$650
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$651
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$747
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$541
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$490
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$483
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$648
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$719
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$413
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$648
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$558
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$771
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$602
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$518
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$562
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$803
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$698
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$646

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490