Dodoma vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$178
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
76
😀 Quality of life
30
61
🏙️ Population
214K
1.59M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 25% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8485th and 7072nd ($526 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 8776th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$836

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$421
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$612
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$533
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$567
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$609
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$495
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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540