Dodoma vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$178
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
20
93
😀 Quality of life
30
69
🏙️ Population
214K
9.37M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 18% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8485th and 7469th ($526 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 8776th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$9056

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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
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$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$524
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$582
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$842
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663