Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 5.2% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 73.2% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿106.80
|
$6.41
TZS16,356
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
$10.68
TZS27,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.61
|
$0.68
TZS1,726
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.66
|
$0.57
TZS1,454
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
$1.28
TZS3,271
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿313.60
|
$16.02
TZS40,890
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿238.54
|
$6.87
TZS17,542
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
$2.39
TZS6,106
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.68
|
$4.20
TZS10,716
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.23
|
$1.29
TZS3,297
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.93
|
$0.36
TZS907
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.62
|
$0.27
TZS692
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.53
|
$0.58
TZS1,484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.35
|
$0.36
TZS907
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.67
|
$0.97
TZS2,473
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿161.35
|
$3.88
TZS9,914
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
$6.41
TZS16,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿383.41
|
$15.80
TZS40,344
|
|
pay 22.4% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
$54.10
TZS138,116
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
$199.31
TZS508,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
$128.13
TZS327,117
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
$45.61
TZS116,438
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
$437.78
TZS1,117,649
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,632,727
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.44
|
$0.85
TZS2,181
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.28
|
$2.14
TZS5,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
$1.49
TZS3,816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
$53.39
TZS136,299
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿288.36
|
$9.61
TZS24,534
|
|
pay 39.3% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
$17.80
TZS45,433
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
$49.12
TZS125,395
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
$35.24
TZS89,957
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
$56.95
TZS145,385
|
|
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