Dodoma vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$178
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
20
24
😀 Quality of life
30
45
🏙️ Population
214K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 13% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8485th and 7790th ($526 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8776th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$10279

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$567
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$609
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$495
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$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599