Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 47.1% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 38.7% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.13
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.13
|
$10.68
TZS27,482
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺30.98
|
$0.68
TZS1,741
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.87
|
$0.57
TZS1,466
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.49
|
$1.28
TZS3,298
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺117.62
|
$16.02
TZS41,223
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺143.58
|
$6.87
TZS17,685
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺60.82
|
$2.39
TZS6,156
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺65.93
|
$4.20
TZS10,804
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.29
|
$1.29
TZS3,324
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺22.99
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.35
|
$0.27
TZS698
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.43
|
$0.58
TZS1,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.24
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.10
|
$0.97
TZS2,493
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺139.77
|
$3.88
TZS9,995
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺504.39
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,345,044.07
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺127.78
|
$15.80
TZS40,673
|
|
pay 91.3% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺311.98
|
$54.10
TZS139,242
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,250.73
|
$199.31
TZS512,998
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,516.83
|
$128.13
TZS329,785
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,615.35
|
$45.61
TZS117,388
|
|
pay 29.6% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,336.49
|
$437.78
TZS1,126,764
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺146,421.68
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,694,973
|
|
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.07
|
$0.85
TZS2,199
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺69.80
|
$2.14
TZS5,496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺58.85
|
$1.49
TZS3,847
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺756.65
|
$53.39
TZS137,410
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.44
|
$9.61
TZS24,734
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,431.95
|
$17.80
TZS45,803
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,083.07
|
$49.12
TZS126,417
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,488.33
|
$35.24
TZS90,691
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,130.08
|
$56.95
TZS146,571
|
|
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