Dodoma vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dodoma	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1371	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$173	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$282	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.2	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$213	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	21	85
😀 Quality of life	30	70
🏙️ Population	214K	5.65M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 53% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8679th and 5142nd ($506 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Tanzania and Russia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dodoma compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8833rd and 3923rd 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	$3.69	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.1	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$155	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.87%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1466	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6371	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.5	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.54	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.87	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.01	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$16	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$431	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7987	$12085

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$408
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$602
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$551
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$469
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$544
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$604
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$623
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$419
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$797
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$553
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$455
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$527
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$508
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$1002
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$530
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$693
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$691
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$533
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$691
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$691
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$694
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$786
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$542
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$505
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$520
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$692
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$759
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$409
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$693
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$563
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$811
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$624
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$544
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$593
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$839
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$722
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$670

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606