Dodoma vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dodoma	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1281	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$273	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	8
😀 Quality of life	21	58
🏙️ Population	214K	24.7K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 64% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8146th and 3466th ($564 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8808th and 5469th 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	$1.84	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.5	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.37	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$295	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.13%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12314	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5816	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.8	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.12	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.83	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.2	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$8081

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$639
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$543
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$675
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$736
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$433
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$601
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$560
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$466
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$482
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$745
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$502
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$571
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$534
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$493
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$1079
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$574
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$509
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$509
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$518
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$509
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$509
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$510
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$535
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$460
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$509
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$546
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$441
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$508
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$559
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$723
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$581
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$545
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$511
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$763
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$707
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$643

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482