Dodoma vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$167
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
38
😀 Quality of life
27
48
🏙️ Population
214K
2.15M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 51% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8687th and 5463rd ($495 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 8883rd and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Harare

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Dodoma Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.64
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$8948

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$417
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$618
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$540
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$546
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$586
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$463
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$533
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$611
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875