Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 13.5% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR153.59
|
$5.82
TZS15,143.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR81.91
|
$9.70
TZS25,238.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR17.14
|
$0.65
TZS1,682.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR13.15
|
$0.58
TZS1,514.32
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.62
|
$1.03
TZS2,692.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR67.16
|
$2.91
TZS7,571.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR84.46
|
$5.14
TZS13,375.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR42.82
|
$2.26
TZS5,895.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.97
|
$3.40
TZS8,853.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.68
|
$1.06
TZS2,747.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR11.26
|
$0.38
TZS992.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.43
|
$0.32
TZS839.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.96
|
$0.59
TZS1,526.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.77
|
$0.38
TZS992.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.48
|
$0.47
TZS1,221.13
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR90.98
|
$4.22
TZS10,980.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,177.49
|
$5.82
TZS15,143.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR349,509.39
|
$15,512.48
TZS40,381,805.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR211.44
|
$12.80
TZS33,314.99
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR761.54
|
$46.54
TZS121,145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,679.27
|
$116.34
TZS302,863.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,583.10
|
$77.56
TZS201,909.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,499.27
|
$25.21
TZS65,620.43
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR4,024.73
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR69,510.23
|
?? |
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR41.98
|
$0.78
TZS2,019.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR34.39
|
$1.91
TZS4,963.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR51.20
|
$1.94
TZS5,047.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR613.75
|
$38.78
TZS100,954.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR130.55
|
$5.82
TZS15,143.18
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR893.08
|
$31.02
TZS80,763.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR641.91
|
$77.56
TZS201,909.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,605.06
|
$46.54
TZS121,145.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,774.70
|
$58.17
TZS151,431.77
|
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