Dodoma vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$273
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
19
27
😀 Quality of life
21
62
🏙️ Population
214K
149K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 32% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8146th and 6351st ($564 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and Mauritius, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 8808th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$3888

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$639
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$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
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$675
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$736
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$433
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736