Dodoma vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$273
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
19
26
😀 Quality of life
21
24
🏙️ Population
214K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 26% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8146th and 6597th ($564 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Tanzania and Cameroon, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8808th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Yaounde

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Dodoma Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$1615

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$639
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$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
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$675
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$736
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774