Dodoma vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$273
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
19
44
😀 Quality of life
21
72
🏙️ Population
214K
298K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 55% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8146th and 4400th ($564 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and Bahrain, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 8808th and 1915th 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
$1.84
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$10026

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$639
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$675
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$736
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$433
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$560
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520