Dodoma vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$167
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
21
8
😀 Quality of life
27
64
🏙️ Population
214K
133K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 63% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8687th and 4490th ($495 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Tanzania and Maldives, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 0.7 months in Male. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 8883rd and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Male

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Dodoma Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.64
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$3305

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$463
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$533
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$735
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$611
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$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
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$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
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$322