Dodoma vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$178
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
20
100
😀 Quality of life
30
77
🏙️ Population
214K
24.9M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8485th and 4879th ($526 vs $1128) 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8776th and 1383rd 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
$3.85
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$27624

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$421
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$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753