Dodoma vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$169	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	19	19
😀 Quality of life	24	53
🏙️ Population	214K	2.49M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 50% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5424th ($502 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Angola, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8698th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Luanda

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	Dodoma	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.79	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$15041

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$486
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$638
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$561
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$552
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$461
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$545
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$580
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$625
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$408
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$760
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$498
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$589
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$500
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$748
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$566
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$648
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$648
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$522
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$647
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$650
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$651
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$747
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$541
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$490
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$483
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$648
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$719
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$413
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$648
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$558
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$771
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$602
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$518
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$562
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$803
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$698
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$646

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961