Dodoma vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1420
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$169
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$241
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
19
97
😀 Quality of life
24
75
🏙️ Population
214K
18.7M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 35% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6548th ($502 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 31st in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8698th and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Guangzhou

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Dodoma Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.79
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.8
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.88%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3085
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8420
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.47
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.6
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8092
$14511

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$638
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$523
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$552
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$461
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$545
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
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$580
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650