Dodoma vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1371
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$173
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.2
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$213
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
21
41
😀 Quality of life
30
58
🏙️ Population
214K
2.43M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 54% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8679th and 5028th ($506 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Tanzania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dodoma compared to 1 months in Mecca. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8833rd and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Mecca

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Dodoma Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.87%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6371
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7987
$4622

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$408
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$602
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$523
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$551
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$588
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$469
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$544
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$604
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$623
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$419
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$797
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$553
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$455
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$508
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1002
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$530
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$693
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$691
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$533
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$691
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$691
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$694
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$786
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$542
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$505
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$520
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$692
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$759
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$409
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$693
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$563
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$811
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$624
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$544
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$593
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$839
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$722
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514