Dodoma vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dodoma	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$581	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1640	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$200	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.5	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	99
😀 Quality of life	26	98
🏙️ Population	214K	4.84M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7835th and 318th ($581 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and Australia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8738th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Sydney

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	Dodoma	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.5	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.67%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.91	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.5	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.36	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.81	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.3	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.69	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$399	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2745	$17934

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$600
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$536
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$706
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$762
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$457
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816