Cost of Living in Dodoma

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$581
$1640
🛋️ Without rent
$381
$1162
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$200
$478
🍽️ Food
$286
$754
🚐 Transport
$39.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$293
😀 Quality of life
26
🏙️ Population
214K

The average cost of living in Dodoma is $581, which is in the top 16% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 7835th out of 9294 in our global list and 6th out of 10 in Tanzania.

The median after-tax salary is $293, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months. Ranked 8738th (TOP 94%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 7th best city to live in Tanzania. With an estimated population of 214K, Dodoma is the 7th largest city in Tanzania.

Why living in Dodoma is so expensive? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Dodoma for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 9 km Dodoma Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 21.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 4739 University of Dodoma
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Prices in Dodoma

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

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