Dodoma vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$178
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
20
44
😀 Quality of life
30
66
🏙️ Population
214K
1.04M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 36% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 8485th and 6587th ($526 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 19th in Tanzania and Turkey, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 8776th and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$6015

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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
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$567
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$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$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
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945