Dodoma vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1500
🏠 One person rent
$178
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
20
15
😀 Quality of life
30
24
🏙️ Population
214K
344K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 19% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8485th and 7431st ($526 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Lesotho, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8776th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$1130

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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
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$567
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$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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607