Dodoma vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1420
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$169
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$241
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
65
😀 Quality of life
24
83
🏙️ Population
214K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 66% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8632nd and 3460th ($502 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8698th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.79
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.8
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$378
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.88%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3085
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8420
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.47
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.89
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8092
$7169

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$486
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$638
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$561
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$523
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$552
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$461
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$545
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$811
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$580
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$625
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$408
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$760
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$498
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$589
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$525
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$500
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$748
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$566
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$648
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$648
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$522
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$647
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$650
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$651
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$747
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$541
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$490
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$483
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$648
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$719
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$413
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$648
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$558
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$771
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$602
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$518
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$562
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$803
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$698
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536