Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 54.6% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 72.8% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
$10.68
TZS27,714.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.68
TZS1,755.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$0.57
TZS1,478.12
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
$1.28
TZS3,325.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
$16.02
TZS41,572.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
$6.87
TZS17,835.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
$2.39
TZS6,208.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
$4.20
TZS10,895.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$1.29
TZS3,352.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.27
TZS703.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.58
TZS1,508.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.97
TZS2,514.24
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
$3.88
TZS10,079.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
$15.80
TZS41,017.82
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
$54.10
TZS140,421.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
$199.31
TZS517,341.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
$128.13
TZS332,576.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
$45.61
TZS118,381.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
$437.78
TZS1,136,304.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,760,128.73
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
$0.85
TZS2,217.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
$2.14
TZS5,542.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
$1.49
TZS3,880.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
$53.39
TZS138,573.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
$9.61
TZS24,943.27
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
$17.80
TZS46,191.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
$49.12
TZS127,487.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
$35.24
TZS91,458.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
$56.95
TZS147,811.98
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Dodoma or Baghdad. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.