Dodoma vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$273
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
19
35
😀 Quality of life
21
19
🏙️ Population
214K
2.96M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 3% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8146th and 8269th ($564 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and Yemen, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8808th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Sanaa

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Dodoma Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$2963

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$639
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$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
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$675
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$736
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$433
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810