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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dodoma	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1419	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$178	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$290	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.3	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	87
😀 Quality of life	30	93
🏙️ Population	214K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8485th and 6th ($526 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 8776th and 88th 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	$3.85	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$91.4	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$162	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.53%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6797	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.67	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.4	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$375	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9059	$22302

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$421
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$612
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$533
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$567
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$609
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$495
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$552
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$596
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$656
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$420
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$811
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$548
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$460
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$527
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$503
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$888
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$565
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$687
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$688
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$543
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$688
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$687
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$689
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$792
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$549
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$511
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$528
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$686
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$754
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$412
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$689
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$578
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$758
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$623
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$524
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$582
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$842
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$717
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$658

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254