Dodoma vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$273
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
19
71
😀 Quality of life
21
77
🏙️ Population
214K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 64% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8146th and 3292nd ($564 vs $1586) 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 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8808th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$10359

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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
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489