Dodoma vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dodoma	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$502	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1420	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$169	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$241	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	30
😀 Quality of life	24	43
🏙️ Population	214K	6.87M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 29% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8632nd and 6863rd ($502 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Tanzania and Myanmar, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 8698th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Yangon

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	Dodoma	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.79	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.8	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.88%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3085	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8420	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.9	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.47	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.89	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.6	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8092	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625