Dodoma vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$169	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	39
😀 Quality of life	24	56
🏙️ Population	214K	236K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 27% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6941st ($502 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Botswana, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8698th and 5825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Gaborone

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	Dodoma	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.79	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$4190

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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 Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597