Dodoma vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$178
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
46
😀 Quality of life
30
57
🏙️ Population
214K
3M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 5% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8485th and 8663rd ($526 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 66th 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 8776th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$623

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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
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$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$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
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684