Dodoma vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$200
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
91
😀 Quality of life
26
77
🏙️ Population
214K
6.26M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 46% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7835th and 4828th ($581 vs $1075) 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8738th and 685th 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
$5.89
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$3.11
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$6400

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$600
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$706
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$762
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440