Dodoma vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$273
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
19
67
😀 Quality of life
21
49
🏙️ Population
214K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 29% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8146th and 8895th ($564 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Tanzania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 8808th and 6293rd 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
$1.84
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$3133

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$736
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$433
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$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$560
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$466
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$482
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$745
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$502
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$571
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$534
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$493
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1079
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$574
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$509
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$509
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$518
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$509
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$509
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$510
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$730
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$535
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$483
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$460
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$509
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$546
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$441
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$508
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$559
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$723
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$581
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$545
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$511
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$763
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$707
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397