Dodoma vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$273
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
19
7
😀 Quality of life
21
61
🏙️ Population
214K
133K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 56% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8146th and 4342nd ($564 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Tanzania and Maldives, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.8 months in Male. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 8808th and 5145th 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
$1.84
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$3225

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$433
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$601
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$722
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$560
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$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
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352