Dodoma vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dodoma	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1419	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$178	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$290	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.3	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	8
😀 Quality of life	30	63
🏙️ Population	214K	24.7K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 67% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8485th and 3601st ($526 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Tanzania and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Tanzania vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8776th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Victoria

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	Dodoma	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$91.4	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$162	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.53%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6797	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.67	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$375	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9059	$8213

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420