Dodoma vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dodoma	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1357	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$167	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$275	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$35	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$95.6	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	21	94
😀 Quality of life	27	96
🏙️ Population	214K	2.14M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 81% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8687th and 791st ($495 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Tanzania and Australia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8883rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Perth

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	Dodoma	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.64	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.45	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$85.4	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$151	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.78%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1469	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6346	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.37	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.52	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.31	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.6	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.03	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.5	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$481	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7365	$17749

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$417
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$618
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$540
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$546
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$586
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$463
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$533
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$611
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$613
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$415
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$807
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$563
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$448
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$522
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$532
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$1132
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$559
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$688
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$690
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$549
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$689
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$688
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$691
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$770
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$543
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$524
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$513
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$689
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$750
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$447
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$688
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$531
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$872
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$603
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$583
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$573
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$828
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$697
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$635

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913