Dodoma vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$167
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
27
76
🏙️ Population
214K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 57% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8687th and 4880th ($495 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8883rd and 1178th 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
$3.64
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$27610

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$417
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$540
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$546
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$586
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$463
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$533
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$611
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789