Dodoma vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$200
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
19
67
😀 Quality of life
26
51
🏙️ Population
214K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 50% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7835th and 8988th ($581 vs $389) 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 8738th and 6200th 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
$5.89
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$1443

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369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
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$706
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$762
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$457
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$622
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$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401