Dodoma vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$273
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
19
44
😀 Quality of life
21
68
🏙️ Population
214K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 49% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8146th and 4893rd ($564 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and Oman, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8808th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$8649

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$639
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$543
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$548
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$675
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$736
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$433
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$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548