Dodoma vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$178
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
20
11
😀 Quality of life
30
14
🏙️ Population
214K
2.89M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 50% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8485th and 5146th ($526 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Tanzania and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 8776th and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Dodoma Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$3306

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$799
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$596
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$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
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$811
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$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$885
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$1029
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$993
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$793
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$928
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$1045
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$792
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$1032
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$842
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$754
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$803
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$505
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$688
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$689
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$682
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$688
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$957
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$689
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$686
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$491
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$412
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$687
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$396
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$524
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$912
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$687
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$499
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$758
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1069
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$597
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1278
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1062
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$836
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$858
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1148
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$804
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$577
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$595