Dodoma vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$169	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	98
😀 Quality of life	24	90
🏙️ Population	214K	3.42M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 72% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 8632nd and 2443rd ($502 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Tanzania and Spain, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 8698th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Madrid

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	Dodoma	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.79	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522