Dodoma vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dodoma Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$581
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1640
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$200
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
19
78
😀 Quality of life
26
67
🏙️ Population
214K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dodoma is 15% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7835th and 8471st ($581 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 532nd in Tanzania and China, respectively. Check Tanzania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dodoma compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Dodoma ranked 7th best city to live in Tanzania vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 8738th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dodoma Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.67%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3825
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3629
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.91
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.81
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.69
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$399
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2745
$4818

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$706
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$762
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617