Dodoma vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$273
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
19
96
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
214K
17.7M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 41% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8146th and 5948th ($564 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8808th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Shenzhen

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Dodoma Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$24117

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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
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$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
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618