Dodoma vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$169	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	100
😀 Quality of life	24	100
🏙️ Population	214K	4.84M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8632nd and 745th ($502 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8698th and 2nd 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	$5.79	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$17957

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$486
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$638
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$561
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$552
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$461
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$545
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$580
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$625
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$408
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$760
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$498
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$589
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$500
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$748
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$566
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$648
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$648
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$522
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$647
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$650
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$651
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$747
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$541
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$490
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$483
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$648
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$719
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$413
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$648
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$558
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$771
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$602
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$518
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$562
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$803
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$698
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$646

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683