Dodoma vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dodoma	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1281	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$273	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	87
😀 Quality of life	21	93
🏙️ Population	214K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8146th and 13th ($564 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th in Tanzania and the United States, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 8808th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs San Jose, United States

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	Dodoma	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.84	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.5	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$295	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.13%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12314	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5816	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.8	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.83	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.2	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$23974

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$639
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$543
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$675
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$736
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146