Dodoma vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$178
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
20
29
😀 Quality of life
30
57
🏙️ Population
214K
431K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 47% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8485th and 5698th ($526 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8776th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$5380

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$567
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$609
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$495
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$552
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$799
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$596
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$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
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$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
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$904
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$924
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$927
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$836
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$948
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$857
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$819
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$807
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$746
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$607
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$637
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$637
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$668
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$833
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$536
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$577
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$861
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$514
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$653
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$940
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$587
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$606
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$875
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$762
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$984
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$698
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$808
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$890
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$984
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$719
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$975
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$1082
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$892
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$706
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$684
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$826