Dodoma vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$273
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
19
24
😀 Quality of life
21
39
🏙️ Population
214K
6.56M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 8% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8146th and 7649th ($564 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 262nd in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8808th and 7013th 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
$1.84
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$10066

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$543
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$548
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$675
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$736
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$433
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$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$560
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$466
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$482
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$745
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$502
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$571
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$534
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$493
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1079
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$574
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$509
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$509
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$518
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$509
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$509
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$510
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$730
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$535
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$483
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$460
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$509
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$546
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$441
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$508
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$559
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$723
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$581
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$545
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$511
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$763
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$707
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610