Dodoma vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dodoma	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$581	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1640	$1929
🏠 One person rent	$200	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$802
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.5	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$293	$612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	28
😀 Quality of life	26	38
🏙️ Population	214K	431K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 28% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7835th and 6362nd ($581 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Tanzania and Namibia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8738th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Windhoek

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	Dodoma	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.67%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3825	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.91	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.5	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.36	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.81	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.69	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.3	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$399	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2745	$3671

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$600
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$571
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$536
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$706
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$762
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$457
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$493
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$493
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$524
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$646
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$452
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$338
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$439
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$1176
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$337
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$446
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$448
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$441
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$449
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$449
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$445
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$746
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$486
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$424
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$405
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$448
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$493
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$458
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$453
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$547
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$677
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$557
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$539
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$542
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$776
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$654
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$600

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741