Dodoma vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$178
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1281
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$67.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
20
42
😀 Quality of life
30
17
🏙️ Population
214K
908K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 70% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8485th and 2835th ($526 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 months in Owerri. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 8776th and 9159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Owerri

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Dodoma Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$1311

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$421
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$612
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$533
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$567
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$609
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$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$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
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$961
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$674
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1051
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$676
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$563
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$926
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$632
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$664
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1413
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$644
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$849
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$665
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$755
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1363
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$698
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$778
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$705
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$793
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1514
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$752
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1102
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$664
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1013
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$852
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$743
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1241
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$793
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$671
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$810
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$393
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1046
577 km or 358 mi Save
$646
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1044
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$598
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$781
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$652