Dodoma vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$167
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
63
😀 Quality of life
27
54
🏙️ Population
214K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 18% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8687th and 8923rd ($495 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Tanzania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8883rd and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Karachi

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Dodoma Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.64
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$1476

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$417
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$540
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$546
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$586
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$463
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$533
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
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$611
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525