Dodoma vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1371
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$173
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$213
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
21
70
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
214K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8679th and 3529th ($506 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dodoma compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8833rd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Riyadh

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Dodoma Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.87%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6371
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7987
$9443

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$602
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$523
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$551
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$588
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$469
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$544
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
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$604
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$623
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$419
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$797
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$553
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$455
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$508
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1002
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$530
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$693
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$691
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$533
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$691
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$691
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$694
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$786
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$542
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$505
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$520
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$692
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$759
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$409
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$693
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$563
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$811
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$624
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$544
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$593
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$839
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$722
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487