Dodoma vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$167
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
45
😀 Quality of life
27
76
🏙️ Population
214K
298K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 63% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8687th and 4453rd ($495 vs $1340) 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 0.2 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 8883rd and 1297th 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
$3.64
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$10985

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$417
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$618
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$540
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$546
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$586
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$463
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$533
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$611
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521