Dodoma vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$178
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
20
63
😀 Quality of life
30
45
🏙️ Population
214K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 47% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8485th and 5704th ($526 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Tanzania and South Africa, respectively. Check Tanzania vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 8776th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$3811

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$421
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$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
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915