Dodoma vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$178
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
20
30
😀 Quality of life
30
33
🏙️ Population
214K
4.27M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 15% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8485th and 8842nd ($526 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Tanzania and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8776th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Kabul

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Dodoma Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$1486

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$567
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$552
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$799
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$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
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$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$524
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$582
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$842
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
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$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439