Dodoma vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1357
$933
🏠 One person rent
$167
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$275
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$35
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95.6
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
40
😀 Quality of life
27
60
🏙️ Population
214K
5.94M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 25% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8687th and 7534th ($495 vs $663) 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 0.2 months in Dodoma compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 8883rd and 5942nd 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
$3.64
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.45
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.4
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$151
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.78%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6346
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.37
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.5
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.2
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7365
$877

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$533
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$735
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$611
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298