Dodoma vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$169	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	15
😀 Quality of life	24	47
🏙️ Population	214K	886K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 53% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8632nd and 4967th ($502 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Tanzania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8698th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Tabuk

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	Dodoma	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.79	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028