Dodoma vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$200
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
19
71
😀 Quality of life
26
74
🏙️ Population
214K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 65% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7835th and 2922nd ($581 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8738th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$9649

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$600
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$571
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561