Dodoma vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$169	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	19	16
😀 Quality of life	24	38
🏙️ Population	214K	60.7K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 11% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8632nd and 8102nd ($502 vs $562) 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 1.2 months in Mbabane. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8698th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Mbabane

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	Dodoma	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.79	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$4495

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$486
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$638
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$561
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$552
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$461
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$545
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$580
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$625
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$408
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$760
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$498
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$589
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$500
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$748
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$566
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$648
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$648
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$522
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$647
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$650
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$651
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$747
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$541
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$490
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$483
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$648
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$719
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$413
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$648
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$558
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$771
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$602
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$518
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$562
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$803
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$698
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$646

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624