Dodoma vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$962
🏠 One person rent
$178
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
20
68
😀 Quality of life
30
50
🏙️ Population
214K
2.1M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 27% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8485th and 8945th ($526 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th 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 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 8776th and 6592nd 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
$3.85
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$764

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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
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$567
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$609
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$495
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$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
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$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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270