Dodoma vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1371
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$173
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$213
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
21
65
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
214K
12.7M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 35% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8679th and 6833rd ($506 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 31st in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dodoma compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Dodoma ranked 8th best city to live in Tanzania vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8833rd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Suzhou

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Dodoma Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.87%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1466
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6371
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.54
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.9
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$431
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7987
$17664

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$523
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$551
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$588
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$469
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$544
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$763
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$604
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$623
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$419
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$797
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$553
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$455
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$508
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1002
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$530
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$693
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$691
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$533
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$691
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$691
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$694
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$786
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$542
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$505
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$520
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$692
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$759
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$409
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$693
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$563
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$811
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$624
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$544
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$593
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$839
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$722
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623