Dodoma vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$178
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
20
16
😀 Quality of life
30
42
🏙️ Population
214K
60.7K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 12% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8485th and 7826th ($526 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Eswatini, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8776th and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$4704

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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
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$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
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$469
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$908
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$915
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$827
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$838
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$830
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$740
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$826
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$915
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$892
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$975
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$984
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1082
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$890
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$706
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$984
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$875
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$892
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$940
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$731
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$808
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$762
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$762
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$650
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$598
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$833
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$668
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$637
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$577
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$698
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$514
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$637
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$607
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$536
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$901
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$587