Dodoma vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$169	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	19	81
😀 Quality of life	24	67
🏙️ Population	214K	5.6M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 48% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8632nd and 5668th ($502 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Tanzania and Russia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8698th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Saint Petersburg

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	Dodoma	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.79	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$7571

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$486
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$638
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$561
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$552
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$461
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$545
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$580
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$625
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$408
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$760
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$498
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$589
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$500
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$748
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$566
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$648
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$648
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$522
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$647
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$650
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$651
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$747
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$541
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$490
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$483
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$648
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$719
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$413
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$648
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$558
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$771
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$602
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$518
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$562
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$803
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$698
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$646

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441