Dodoma vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$200
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
19
93
😀 Quality of life
26
67
🏙️ Population
214K
9.37M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 18% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7835th and 6756th ($581 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 8738th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Hefei

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Dodoma Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$8280

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$600
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$706
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$762
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$457
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696