Dodoma vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dodoma	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1281	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$273	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	19	28
😀 Quality of life	21	38
🏙️ Population	214K	1.13M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 49% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8146th and 4869th ($564 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Tanzania and Mozambique, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8808th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Maputo

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	Dodoma	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.84	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$295	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.13%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12314	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5816	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.8	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.83	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.2	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$5539

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$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

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654