Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 30.4% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 96.1% more for restaurants
Abuja
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
NGN3,585.48
|
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
NGN6,639.78
|
$10.68
TZS27,629.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
NGN588.10
|
$0.68
TZS1,749.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
NGN315.39
|
$0.57
TZS1,473.58
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
Abuja
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NGN1,764.39
|
$1.28
TZS3,315.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
NGN4,070.45
|
$16.02
TZS41,444.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
NGN14,410.35
|
$6.87
TZS17,780.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
NGN2,422.19
|
$2.39
TZS6,189.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NGN2,915.38
|
$4.20
TZS10,861.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
NGN2,208.62
|
$1.29
TZS3,342.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
NGN933.65
|
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.23
NGN281.10
|
$0.27
TZS701.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN742.90
|
$0.58
TZS1,503.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
NGN1,716.70
|
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN873.41
|
$0.97
TZS2,506.53
|
|
pay 48.4% more for transportation
Abuja
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.60
NGN1,977.23
|
$3.88
TZS10,048.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.26
NGN39,838.71
|
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,989.25
NGN27,156,720.43
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
NGN7,702.15
|
$15.80
TZS40,891.97
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
Abuja
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
NGN70,049.73
|
$54.10
TZS139,990.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,494.62
NGN3,080,860.22
|
$199.31
TZS515,754.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,075.27
NGN1,327,956.99
|
$128.13
TZS331,556.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.07
NGN38,369.30
|
$45.61
TZS118,018.32
|
|
pay 67.0% more for childcare
Abuja
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.98
NGN202,513.44
|
$437.78
TZS1,132,818.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,462.37
NGN5,511,021.51
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,736,318.29
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
NGN1,195.16
|
$0.85
TZS2,210.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NGN2,676.66
|
$2.14
TZS5,525.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
NGN1,327.96
|
$1.49
TZS3,868.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.70
NGN56,438.17
|
$53.39
TZS138,148.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
NGN9,295.70
|
$9.61
TZS24,866.74
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Abuja
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
NGN25,563.17
|
$17.80
TZS46,049.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.71
NGN47,806.45
|
$49.12
TZS127,096.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.16
NGN55,774.19
|
$35.24
TZS91,178.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.27
NGN92,956.99
|
$56.95
TZS147,358.44
|
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