Dodoma vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$200
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
19
69
😀 Quality of life
26
76
🏙️ Population
214K
1.38M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 39% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7835th and 5668th ($581 vs $951) 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 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8738th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$7940

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$600
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$536
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$706
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$762
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$457
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$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619