Dodoma vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$169	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	19	1
😀 Quality of life	24	11
🏙️ Population	214K	74.7K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 55% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4807th ($502 vs $1105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Comoros, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 8698th and 9179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Moroni

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	Dodoma	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.79	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$1481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$1246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$13253

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1100
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1506
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1150
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$872
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$552
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$523
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$486
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$545
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$493
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$507
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$580
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$457
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$675
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$447
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$492
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$507
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$498
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$525
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$502
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$566
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$461
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$561
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$825
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$638
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1003
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$389
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$408
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$748
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$947
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$760
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$589
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$752
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$541
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$794