Dodoma vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$178
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
20
25
😀 Quality of life
30
39
🏙️ Population
214K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 22% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8485th and 7283rd ($526 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Dodoma ranked 5th best city to live in Tanzania vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8776th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$91.4
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$162
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.53%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6797
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.67
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.4
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9059
$1806

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$421
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$612
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$533
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$567
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$609
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$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$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
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
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$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778