Dodoma vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$799
🏠 One person rent
$200
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
19
67
😀 Quality of life
26
35
🏙️ Population
214K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 76% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7835th and 9155th ($581 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in Tanzania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 8738th and 7850th 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
$5.89
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$1496

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$600
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$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
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$706
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$762
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$457
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$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282