Dodoma vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$178
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
79
😀 Quality of life
30
71
🏙️ Population
214K
9.94M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 49% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 8485th and 5274th ($526 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Peru, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 8776th and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Lima

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Dodoma Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$8454

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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745