Dodoma vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1371
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$173
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$213
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
66
😀 Quality of life
30
87
🏙️ Population
214K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 66% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8679th and 4144th ($506 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th 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 0.4 months in Dodoma compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8833rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Sharjah

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Dodoma Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.87%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6371
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7987
$7922

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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
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$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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492