Dodoma vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dodoma	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$581	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1640	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$200	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	19	82
😀 Quality of life	26	66
🏙️ Population	214K	5.38M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 28% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7835th and 6353rd ($581 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8738th and 4239th 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	$5.89	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.5	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.67%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.91	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.5	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.36	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.81	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.3	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.69	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.3	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$399	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2745	$6504

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$600
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$536
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$706
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$762
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$457
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438