Dodoma vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$273
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
19
63
😀 Quality of life
21
49
🏙️ Population
214K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 32% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8146th and 8915th ($564 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Tanzania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8808th and 6242nd 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
$1.84
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$1146

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$639
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$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
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$675
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$736
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$433
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$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548