Dodoma vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$178
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
20
22
😀 Quality of life
30
70
🏙️ Population
214K
1.41M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 55% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8485th and 4743rd ($526 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Tanzania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8776th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$5508

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$533
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$567
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$609
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$495
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$552
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$799
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$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
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$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
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$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
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$987