Dodoma vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$178
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
20
1
😀 Quality of life
30
28
🏙️ Population
214K
65.5K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 50% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8485th and 5224th ($526 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 8776th and 8852nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$4068

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$421
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$612
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$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
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1044
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$660
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$708
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1241
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1413
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$676
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$755
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$665
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1363
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$674
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$397
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$849
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1774
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$961
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$926
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$1051
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$878
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$671
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$632
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$563
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$793
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$698
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$664
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$1102
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$644
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$743
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$793
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$778
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$752
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$1013
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$705
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$536
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$835
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$664
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$706
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$536
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$536
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$598