Dodoma vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dodoma	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1281	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$273	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	39
😀 Quality of life	21	55
🏙️ Population	214K	236K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 21% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8146th and 6827th ($564 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and Botswana, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8808th and 5800th 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	$1.84	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.5	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$295	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.13%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12314	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5816	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.8	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.83	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.2	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$3828

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$639
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$543
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$675
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$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

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761