Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 23.8% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.1% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 34.7% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 17.0% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 82.6% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.3% more in Dodoma
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB771.28
|
$1.86
TZS4,806.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB801.52
|
$7.45
TZS19,224.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB100.91
|
$0.68
TZS1,762.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB64.55
|
$0.37
TZS961.22
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB154.46
|
$0.93
TZS2,403.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB623.89
|
$2.79
TZS7,209.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB781.38
|
$5.17
TZS13,341.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB340.54
|
$2.03
TZS5,229.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB725.79
|
$3.27
TZS8,429.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB424.38
|
$1.01
TZS2,616.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB65.09
|
$0.30
TZS763.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB138.60
|
$0.30
TZS763.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.69
|
$0.45
TZS1,162.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.01
|
$0.25
TZS654.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB102.09
|
$0.39
TZS1,017.34
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB627.27
|
$4.05
TZS10,454.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,285.46
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,213,647.30
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB471.12
|
?? | |
pay 82.6% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,002.77
|
$29.79
TZS76,897.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB82,924.95
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB54,341.78
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,047.44
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,473.05
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,645,307.09
|
?? |
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB128.55
|
$1.12
TZS2,883.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB147.79
|
$2.92
TZS7,529.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB514.18
|
$1.86
TZS4,806.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,645.62
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB861.26
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,213.05
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,662.37
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,991.29
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,338.32
|
?? |
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