Dodoma is 37.2% more expensive than Astana.

If you lived in Dodoma instead of Astana, you would:

pay 22.5% more for restaurants

 
Astana
Dodoma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.90
₸3,541.20
$6.41
TZS16,489
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.64
₸2,529.43
$10.68
TZS27,482
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
₸308.15
$0.68
TZS1,741

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Astana
Dodoma
Bread
1 loaf
$0.46
₸204.30
$1.28
TZS3,298
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.30
₸1,928.76
$16.02
TZS41,223
Milk (1 gallon) $3.76
₸1,683.45
$6.87
TZS17,685

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pay 84.5% more for transportation

 
Astana
Dodoma
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.74
₸781.79
$3.88
TZS9,995
Monthly public transit pass $15.80
₸7,082.41
$6.41
TZS16,489
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,868.62
₸8,903,598.75
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274

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pay 57.1% more for housing

 
Astana
Dodoma
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.80
₸5,734.34
$54.10
TZS139,242
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $453.25
₸203,113.63
$199.31
TZS512,998
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $295.32
₸132,339.85
$128.13
TZS329,785

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pay 14.2% more for childcare

 
Astana
Dodoma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $224.97
₸100,815.91
$437.78
TZS1,126,764
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,854.27
₸3,967,806.70
$2,989.71
TZS7,694,973

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Astana
Dodoma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.13
₸505.89
$0.85
TZS2,199
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.93
₸866.75
$2.14
TZS5,496
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.58
₸708.24
$1.49
TZS3,847

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pay 40.4% less for clothing

 
Astana
Dodoma
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.57
₸34,313.54
$17.80
TZS45,803
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.15
₸18,886.42
$49.12
TZS126,417
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$94.11
₸42,174.94
$35.24
TZS90,691

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