Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 17.2% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
CFA547
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
CFA352
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA293
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
CFA656
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA781
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CFA284
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Bamako
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
Bamako
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Bamako
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
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