Dodoma vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1371
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$173
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.2
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$213
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
21
😀 Quality of life
30
46
🏙️ Population
214K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 16% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8679th and 7929th ($506 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 8833rd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Shaoyang

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Dodoma Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.87%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6371
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7987
$11939

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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
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615