Dodoma vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$1356
🏠 One person rent
$200
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
19
37
😀 Quality of life
26
36
🏙️ Population
214K
3.35M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 40% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7835th and 8911th ($581 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.4 months in Kumasi. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 8738th and 7622nd 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
$5.89
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.53
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$7.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$600
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$706
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$762
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$457
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677