Dodoma vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$178
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
96
😀 Quality of life
30
66
🏙️ Population
214K
8.69M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 23% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8485th and 7204th ($526 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Tanzania and Iran, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8776th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Tehran

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Dodoma Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$2007

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$421
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$524
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$582
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$842
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488