Dodoma vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$273
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
19
93
😀 Quality of life
21
65
🏙️ Population
214K
9.37M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 22% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8146th and 6780th ($564 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 68th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 8808th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$8558

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$639
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$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
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$675
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$736
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699