Dodoma vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$178
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
20
91
😀 Quality of life
30
81
🏙️ Population
214K
6.26M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 52% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8485th and 4939th ($526 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8776th and 672nd 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
$3.85
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$421
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827