Dodoma vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1371
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$173
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.2
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$213
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
75
😀 Quality of life
30
60
🏙️ Population
214K
1.59M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 27% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8679th and 7267th ($506 vs $696) 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 0.4 months in Dodoma compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 8833rd and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Karaj

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Dodoma Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.87%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6371
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7987
$833

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$408
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$602
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$523
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$551
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$588
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$469
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$544
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$604
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$623
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$419
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546