Dodoma vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$169	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	26
😀 Quality of life	24	12
🏙️ Population	214K	2.12M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 29% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6832nd ($502 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Somalia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8698th and 9139th 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	$5.79	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$879

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$486
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$638
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$561
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$552
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$461
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$545
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$580
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$625
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$408
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$760
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$498
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$589
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$500
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$748
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$566
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$648
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$648
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$522
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$647
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$650
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$651
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$747
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$541
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$490
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$483
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$648
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$719
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$413
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$648
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$558
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$771
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$602
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$518
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$562
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$803
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$698
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$646

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752