Dodoma vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$178
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$269
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$135
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
20
38
😀 Quality of life
30
39
🏙️ Population
214K
3.9M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 1% less expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 8485th and 8436th ($526 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 9th in Tanzania and Ghana, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 8776th and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Kumasi

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Dodoma Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$5514

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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$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
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$631
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$668
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$822
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$630
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1066
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$600
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$417
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$652
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$684
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1057
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1224
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$576
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$699
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$835
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1057
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1123
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$705
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$598
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1083
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$712
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$793
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$743
477 km or 296 mi Save
$646
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1082
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1099
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1013
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1102
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$877
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$752
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$820
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$664
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$961
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$822