Dodoma vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$178
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
20
29
😀 Quality of life
30
42
🏙️ Population
214K
1.13M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 42% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8485th and 6137th ($526 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Tanzania and Mozambique, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8776th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$5749

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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$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
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607