Dodoma vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$273
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
19
36
😀 Quality of life
21
12
🏙️ Population
214K
1.48M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 46% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8146th and 5406th ($564 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Tanzania and Nigeria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8808th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Onitsha

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Dodoma Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$1688

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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
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$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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655