Dodoma vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$1810
🏠 One person rent
$273
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$556
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$565
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
19
16
😀 Quality of life
21
40
🏙️ Population
214K
2.19M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 21% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 8146th and 6859th ($564 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and Togo, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 8808th and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$93.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$88.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$1221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$32.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$4929

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$639
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$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
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$675
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$736
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$433
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$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$560
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$466
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$482
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$745
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$502
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$571
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$534
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$493
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1079
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$574
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$509
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$509
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$518
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$509
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$509
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$510
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$730
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$535
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$483
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$460
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$509
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$546
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$441
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$508
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$559
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$723
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$581
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$545
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$511
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$763
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$707
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651