Dodoma vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$904
🏠 One person rent
$273
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
19
67
😀 Quality of life
21
31
🏙️ Population
214K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 50% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8146th and 9038th ($564 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Tanzania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 8808th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Rawalpindi

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Dodoma Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$1015

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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
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$433
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$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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286