Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Muscat, Oman
Muscat vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 2.3 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 47.4% more in Muscat
Groceries
pay 38.3% more in Muscat
Transportation
pay 42.4% less in Muscat
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.5 times more in Muscat

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

Muscat vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 47.4% more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,588.88
$5.20
OMR2.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS18,355.51
$7.79
OMR3.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,682.59
$0.84
OMR0.330

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pay 38.3% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Muscat
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,294.44
$1.17
OMR0.450
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS6,883.32
$2.01
OMR0.770
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS12,738.58
$6.07
OMR2.340

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pay 42.4% less for transportation

 
Dodoma
Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS9,981.95
$2.33
OMR0.900
Monthly public transit pass ?? $62.34
OMR24.000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $22,858.86
OMR8,800.410

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Dodoma
Muscat
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS73,422.05
$69.80
OMR26.870
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $609.46
OMR234.640
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $409.71
OMR157.730

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $188.90
OMR72.720
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,697.81
OMR3,348.560

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pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,753.33
$12.99
OMR5.000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,189.24
$4.85
OMR1.870
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,588.88
$5.97
OMR2.300

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Muscat
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $43.16
OMR16.620
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $37.38
OMR14.390
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $77.28
OMR29.750

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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