Dodoma vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$178
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
20
16
😀 Quality of life
30
23
🏙️ Population
214K
2.19M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 37% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 8485th and 6522nd ($526 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Togo, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 8776th and 9029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Lome

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Dodoma Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$3.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$5.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$3507

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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
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$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$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
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$417
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676