Dodoma vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1281
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$273
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
19
78
😀 Quality of life
21
66
🏙️ Population
214K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 8% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8146th and 8506th ($564 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 518th in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dodoma compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Dodoma ranked 6th best city to live in Tanzania vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8808th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dodoma vs Zhengzhou

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Dodoma Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.13%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12314
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5816
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.85
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.12
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6316
$19861

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$675
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$736
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$433
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$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619