Dodoma vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1371
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$173
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.2
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$213
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
21
70
😀 Quality of life
30
50
🏙️ Population
214K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 9% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8679th and 8843rd ($506 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dodoma compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8833rd and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Islamabad

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Dodoma Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.87%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6371
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7987
$3118

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$551
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$588
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$469
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$544
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$763
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$604
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$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
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
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$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379