Dodoma vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$200
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
19
26
😀 Quality of life
26
43
🏙️ Population
214K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 2% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7835th and 7966th ($581 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th in Tanzania and Cameroon, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8738th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$2559

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250