Dodoma vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1371
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$173
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.2
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$213
$226
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
38
😀 Quality of life
30
48
🏙️ Population
214K
2.15M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 51% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8679th and 5483rd ($506 vs $1024) 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 0.4 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 8833rd and 6918th 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
$3.69
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.87%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6371
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7987
$10145

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$408
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$602
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$523
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$551
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$588
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$469
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$544
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$604
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$623
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$419
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$797
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$553
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$455
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$508
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1002
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$530
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$693
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$691
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$533
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$691
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$691
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$694
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$786
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$542
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$505
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$520
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$692
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$759
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$409
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$693
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$563
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$811
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$624
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$544
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$593
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$839
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$722
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899