Dodoma vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$273
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
19
69
😀 Quality of life
21
78
🏙️ Population
214K
1.4M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 46% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8146th and 5350th ($564 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8808th and 707th 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
$1.84
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$7369

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$601
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$722
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$560
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$466
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$482
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$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
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$707
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
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$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
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$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668