Dodoma vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1420
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$169
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$241
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
100
😀 Quality of life
24
78
🏙️ Population
214K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4858th ($502 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8698th and 675th 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
$5.79
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.8
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.88%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3085
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8420
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.47
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8092
$30174

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$523
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$545
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$811
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$580
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$625
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$408
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$760
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$498
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$589
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$525
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$500
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$748
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$566
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$648
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$648
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$522
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$647
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$650
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$651
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$747
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$541
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$490
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$483
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$648
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$719
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$413
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$648
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$558
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$771
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$602
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$518
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$562
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$803
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$698
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$646

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Distance City Cost of living
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$984
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$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
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$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
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$621
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$746