Dodoma vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$169	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	29
😀 Quality of life	24	51
🏙️ Population	214K	431K

The cost of living in Dodoma is 42% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6224th ($502 vs $862) 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 1 months in Windhoek. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 8698th and 6198th 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	$5.79	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$4344

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Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$486
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$638
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$561
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$552
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$461
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$545
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$580
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$625
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$408
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$760
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$498
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$589
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$500
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$748
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$566
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$648
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$648
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$522
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$647
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$650
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$651
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$747
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$541
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$490
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$483
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$648
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$719
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$413
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$648
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$558
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$771
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$602
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$518
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$562
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$803
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$698
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$646

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785