Dodoma vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$273
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
72
😀 Quality of life
21
58
🏙️ Population
214K
4.43M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 48% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8146th and 5069th ($564 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Tanzania and South Africa, respectively. Check Tanzania vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 8808th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Johannesburg

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Dodoma Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$5865

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$639
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$675
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$736
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$433
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$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 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045