Dodoma vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$178
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
20
43
😀 Quality of life
30
75
🏙️ Population
214K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 51% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8485th and 5037th ($526 vs $1081) 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 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8776th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$11063

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$799
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$596
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$656
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$420
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$811
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$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
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$565
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$687
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$688
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$543
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$688
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$687
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$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
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$549
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$511
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$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$524
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$582
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$842
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$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
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$573
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$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
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$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
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$530
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$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
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$1201
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$1237
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$1230
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$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
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$806
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$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
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$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
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$453