Dodoma vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$789
🏠 One person rent
$200
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
19
41
😀 Quality of life
26
17
🏙️ Population
214K
908K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 15% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 7835th and 8460th ($581 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Owerri. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8738th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.01
🥤 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
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
17.51%
🏙️ 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
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$698

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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
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$762
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$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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265