Dodoma vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dodoma | Harare | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dodoma is 49% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5540th ($502 vs $992) 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 8698th and 6578th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 779 km or 484 mi |  Butare | |
| 787 km or 489 mi | Bubanza | |
| 790 km or 491 mi |  Entebbe | |
| 791 km or 492 mi | Kigali | |
| 791 km or 492 mi | Tororo | |
| 794 km or 493 mi | Nyanza | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Chitungwiza | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Marondera | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Kadoma | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mutare | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Gweru | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Masvingo | |
| 291 km or 181 mi |  Chimoio | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Tete | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Lusaka | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Choma | |
| 458 km or 284 mi | Beira | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Blantyre | |
| 498 km or 309 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
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