Dodoma vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2032
🏠 One person rent
$178
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
20
27
😀 Quality of life
30
66
🏙️ Population
214K
149K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 37% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8485th and 6542nd ($526 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Tanzania and Mauritius, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 8776th and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$4881

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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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$774
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$834
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$842
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$822
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$812
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$476
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609