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

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Dodoma San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$167
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
87
😀 Quality of life
27
91
🏙️ Population
214K
1.01M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8687th and 8th ($495 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th 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 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 8883rd and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.64
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$23151

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$417
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$618
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$540
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$546
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$586
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$463
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$533
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$611
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273