Dodoma vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$167
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
66
😀 Quality of life
27
86
🏙️ Population
214K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 68% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8687th and 3851st ($495 vs $1543) 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 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8883rd and 367th 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
$3.64
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$8199

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$586
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$533
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$735
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$611
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469