Dodoma vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$178
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
20
5
😀 Quality of life
30
12
🏙️ Population
214K
1.97M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 49% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 8485th and 5353rd ($526 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Tanzania and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.1 months in Kananga. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Kananga ranked 9th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8776th and 9240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Kananga

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Dodoma Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$3176

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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
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$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$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
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$993
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$885
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$928
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$793
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$1045
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$682
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$1032
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$792
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$957
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$842
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$803
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$836
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1148
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$505
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$595
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$754
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$689
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$688
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$688
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$538
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$689
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$491
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$686
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$396
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$412
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$858
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$524
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$687
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$912
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$499
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$687
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1069
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$758
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$536
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$597
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1278