Cost of living comparison

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Doha vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 3.1 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 89.4% more in Doha
Groceries
pay 32.5% more in Doha
Transportation
pay 58.8% less in Doha
Housing
pay 11.1 times more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.1 times more in Doha
Clothing
pay 8.0 times more in Doha

The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Doha are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Doha.

Doha vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Doha instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay 89.4% more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.66
TZS7,019.92
$9.61
QAR35.18
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.59
TZS20,056.93
$8.23
QAR30.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.32
TZS852.42
$0.94
QAR3.45

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pay 32.5% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Doha
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
TZS2,172.83
$1.39
QAR5.08
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.85
TZS7,521.35
$5.62
QAR20.59
Milk (1 gallon) $3.35
TZS8,857.77
$7.97
QAR29.21

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pay 58.8% less for transportation

 
Dodoma
Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.19
TZS13,706.77
$2.14
QAR7.82
Monthly public transit pass ?? $27.44
QAR100.52
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $27,978.05
QAR102K

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pay 11.1 times more for housing

 
Dodoma
Doha
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.98
TZS50,142.31
$86.45
QAR316.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,897.48
QAR6,950.09
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $94.88
TZS251K
$1,178.09
QAR4,315.08

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $670.94
QAR2,457.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,605.02
QAR35,181.22

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.83
TZS2,206.26
$12.21
QAR44.73
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.90
TZS5,014.23
$5.87
QAR21.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.52
TZS4,011.39
$6.45
QAR23.62

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pay 8.0 times more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Doha
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$7.59
TZS20,056.93
$60.60
QAR221.98
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $53.93
QAR197.52
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $99.54
QAR364.61

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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