Dodoma vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$200
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
19
44
😀 Quality of life
26
68
🏙️ Population
214K
1.42M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 48% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7835th and 4635th ($581 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8738th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$8464

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$600
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$571
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$536
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$706
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$762
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$457
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$622
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$720
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$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646