Dodoma vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$200
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
19
35
😀 Quality of life
26
23
🏙️ Population
214K
2.96M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 11% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7835th and 8335th ($581 vs $523) 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8738th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$2959

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$600
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$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
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$706
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$762
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$457
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840