Dodoma vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$200
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
19
46
😀 Quality of life
26
38
🏙️ Population
214K
15.1M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 30% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7835th and 8781st ($581 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Tanzania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 8738th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Lagos

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Dodoma Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.32
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$718

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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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443