Dodoma vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1420
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$169
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$241
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
19
43
😀 Quality of life
24
70
🏙️ Population
214K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 54% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4892nd ($502 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Oman, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8698th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.79
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.8
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.88%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3085
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8420
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.47
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8092
$10296

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$638
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$561
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$523
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$552
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$461
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$545
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551