Dodoma vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$273
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
214K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 50% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8146th and 4780th ($564 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8808th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Shanghai

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Dodoma Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$31401

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$639
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$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
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$675
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$736
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$433
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774