Dodoma vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$178
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
20
70
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
214K
1.4M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 58% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8485th and 4611th ($526 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8776th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Sofia

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Dodoma Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$9717

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$552
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$799
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$596
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$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
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$811
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$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$524
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$582
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$842
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$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658

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Distance City Cost of living
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$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777