Dodoma vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$200
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
19
46
😀 Quality of life
26
53
🏙️ Population
214K
3M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 9% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7835th and 8260th ($581 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 75th in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8738th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$555

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$600
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$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
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$706
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$762
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$457
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700