Dodoma vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$273
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
19
26
😀 Quality of life
21
13
🏙️ Population
214K
2.12M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 22% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8146th and 6821st ($564 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and Somalia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8808th and 9110th 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
$1.84
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$890

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221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$639
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$675
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$736
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$433
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$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
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799