Dodoma vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$273
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
19
46
😀 Quality of life
21
50
🏙️ Population
214K
3M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 5% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8146th and 8365th ($564 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 71st in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 8808th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$612

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$639
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$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
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797