Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 84.8% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD397.13
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD645.33
|
$10.68
TZS27,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.37
|
$0.68
TZS1,741
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.92
|
$0.57
TZS1,466
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Algiers
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.85
|
$1.28
TZS3,298
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD566.53
|
$16.02
TZS41,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD456.11
|
$6.87
TZS17,685
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.84
|
$2.39
TZS6,156
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.68
|
$4.20
TZS10,804
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.21
|
$1.29
TZS3,324
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.99
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.68
|
$0.27
TZS698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.74
|
$0.58
TZS1,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.14
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.11
|
$0.97
TZS2,493
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD161.05
|
$3.88
TZS9,995
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,489.22
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,971,250.81
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.77
|
$15.80
TZS40,673
|
|
pay 32.5% more for housing
Algiers
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,175.13
|
$54.10
TZS139,242
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,135.12
|
$199.31
TZS512,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,388.62
|
$128.13
TZS329,785
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,880.09
|
$45.61
TZS117,388
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,552.54
|
$437.78
TZS1,126,764
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,471.51
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,694,973
|
|
pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD248.20
|
$0.85
TZS2,199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.12
|
$2.14
TZS5,496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.52
|
$1.49
TZS3,847
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,879.16
|
$53.39
TZS137,410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD694.97
|
$9.61
TZS24,734
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,434.81
|
$17.80
TZS45,803
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,538.93
|
$49.12
TZS126,417
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,860.83
|
$35.24
TZS90,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,201.80
|
$56.95
TZS146,571
|
|
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