Dodoma vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1371
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$173
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.2
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$213
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
63
😀 Quality of life
30
54
🏙️ Population
214K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 17% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8679th and 8914th ($506 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Tanzania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dodoma compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8833rd and 6414th 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
$3.69
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.87%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6371
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7987
$1646

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$408
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$523
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$551
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$588
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$469
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$544
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
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$604
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$623
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$419
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$797
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$553
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$455
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$508
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1002
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$530
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$693
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$691
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$533
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$691
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$691
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$694
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$786
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$542
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$505
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$520
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$692
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$759
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$409
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$693
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$563
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$811
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$624
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$544
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$593
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$839
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$722
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561