Dodoma vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1371
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$173
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$213
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
45
😀 Quality of life
30
76
🏙️ Population
214K
298K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 61% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8679th and 4555th ($506 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Bahrain, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dodoma compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8833rd and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Manama

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Dodoma Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.87%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6371
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7987
$10032

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$408
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$602
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$523
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$551
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$588
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$469
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$544
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$604
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$623
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$419
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$797
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$553
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$455
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$508
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1002
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$530
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$693
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$691
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$533
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$691
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$691
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$694
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$786
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$542
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$505
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$520
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$692
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$759
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$409
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$693
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$563
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$811
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$624
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$544
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$593
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$839
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$722
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545