Dodoma vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$178
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$988
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
20
7
😀 Quality of life
30
66
🏙️ Population
214K
133K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 60% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8485th and 4439th ($526 vs $1320) 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.7 months in Male. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 8776th and 5057th 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
$3.85
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$3575

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$799
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$596
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$656
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$420
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$811
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$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$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
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1445
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
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$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
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$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
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$327