Dodoma vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$273
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
91
😀 Quality of life
21
78
🏙️ Population
214K
6.26M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 53% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8146th and 4604th ($564 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and Chile, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8808th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Santiago

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Dodoma Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$7298

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$639
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$675
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$736
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$433
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534