Dodoma vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$539
🏠 One person rent
$200
$67.6
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$141
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$81.1
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
19
24
😀 Quality of life
26
17
🏙️ Population
214K
3.85M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 177% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7835th and 9294th ($581 vs $210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 33rd in Tanzania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.6 months in Kano. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Kano ranked 13th in Nigeria, while ranked 8738th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$0.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$2.63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$1.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$43
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$5.21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$7.98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$5.14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
18.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$8.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$0.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$1.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$2.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$0.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$3.11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$721

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$600
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$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
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$706
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$265
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$233
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$210
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$249
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$976
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$978
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$269
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$272
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$313
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$288
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$219
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$241
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$314
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$264
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$314
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$633
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$272
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$290
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$310
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$243
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$616
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$325
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$250
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$354
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$407
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$468
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$436
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$501
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1006
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$262
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$330
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$507
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$761
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$548
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$467
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$233
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$351