Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 8.4% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 57.1% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 2.0% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 71.6% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 44.3% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
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