Dodoma vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$1174
🏠 One person rent
$167
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
70
😀 Quality of life
27
50
🏙️ Population
214K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 0.2% less expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8687th and 8685th ($495 vs $496) 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 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Islamabad ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 8883rd and 6656th 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
$3.64
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
14.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$4.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$1.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$81.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$3550

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$533
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$735
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$611
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$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379