Dodoma vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$200
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
72
😀 Quality of life
26
61
🏙️ Population
214K
4.43M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 36% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7835th and 5921st ($581 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and South Africa, respectively. Check Tanzania vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8738th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$4829

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$600
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$706
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$762
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$457
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952