Dodoma vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$178
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
20
47
😀 Quality of life
30
41
🏙️ Population
214K
15.1M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 52% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8485th and 4957th ($526 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.1 months in Lagos. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 8776th and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$2304

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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
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
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
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$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
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$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576