Dodoma vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$273
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
19
41
😀 Quality of life
21
53
🏙️ Population
214K
2.43M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 40% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8146th and 6019th ($564 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Tanzania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8808th and 6051st 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
$1.84
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$4675

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$736
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$433
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$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$560
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$466
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$482
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$745
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$502
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$571
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$534
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$493
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1079
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$574
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$509
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$509
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$518
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$509
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$509
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$510
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$730
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$535
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$483
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$460
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$509
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$546
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$441
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$508
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$559
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$723
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$581
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$545
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$511
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$763
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$707
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514