Dodoma vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$765
🏠 One person rent
$200
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
19
36
😀 Quality of life
26
17
🏙️ Population
214K
1.48M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 64% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7835th and 9080th ($581 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Tanzania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 8738th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.43
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$704

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$600
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$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$706
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$762
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$457
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617