Dodoma vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$178
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
20
35
😀 Quality of life
30
38
🏙️ Population
214K
2.96M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 6% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8485th and 8195th ($526 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.2 months in Sanaa. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8776th and 8072nd 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
$3.85
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$3336

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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
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$567
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$609
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031