Dodoma vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$167
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
21
27
😀 Quality of life
27
22
🏙️ Population
214K
2.12M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 31% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8687th and 7156th ($495 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Tanzania and Somalia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8883rd and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Mogadishu

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Dodoma Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.64
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$629

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221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$417
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$618
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$540
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$546
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$586
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$463
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$533
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$611
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800