Dodoma vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$273
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
65
😀 Quality of life
21
83
🏙️ Population
214K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 62% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8146th and 3679th ($564 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Tanzania and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8808th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$5054

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$639
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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507