Dodoma vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$990
🏠 One person rent
$178
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
20
40
😀 Quality of life
30
55
🏙️ Population
214K
5.94M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 25% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8485th and 7068th ($526 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Tanzania and India, respectively. Check Tanzania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 8776th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Surat

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Dodoma Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$922

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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
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658

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Distance City Cost of living
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$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
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$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333