Dodoma vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$167
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
21
70
😀 Quality of life
27
78
🏙️ Population
214K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 70% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8687th and 3485th ($495 vs $1628) 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 0.2 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 8883rd and 899th 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
$3.64
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$10912

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$546
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$586
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$463
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$533
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$611
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459