Dodoma vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$273
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
19
16
😀 Quality of life
21
15
🏙️ Population
214K
344K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 10% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8146th and 7499th ($564 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and Lesotho, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8808th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$1137

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$639
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$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
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$675
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$736
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$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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654