Dodoma vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1371
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$173
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$213
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
30
75
🏙️ Population
214K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8679th and 4971st ($506 vs $1126) 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 0.4 months in Dodoma compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8833rd and 1655th 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
$3.69
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.87%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6371
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7987
$27781

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$408
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$602
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$523
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$551
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$588
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$469
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$544
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
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$604
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$623
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$419
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$797
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$553
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$455
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$508
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1002
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$530
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$693
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$691
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$533
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$691
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$691
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$694
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$786
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$542
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$505
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$520
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$692
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$759
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$409
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$693
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$563
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$811
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$624
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$544
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$593
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$839
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$722
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765