Dodoma vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$178
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
20
69
😀 Quality of life
30
50
🏙️ Population
214K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 19% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8485th and 8887th ($526 vs $443) 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8776th and 6597th 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
$3.85
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$2738

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$552
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$799
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$596
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$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
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$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
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
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$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373