Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 35.5% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$10.68
TZS27,629.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$0.68
TZS1,749.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.57
TZS1,473.58
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$1.28
TZS3,315.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$16.02
TZS41,444.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$6.87
TZS17,780.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$2.39
TZS6,189.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$4.20
TZS10,861.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$1.29
TZS3,342.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.27
TZS701.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.58
TZS1,503.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.97
TZS2,506.53
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$3.88
TZS10,048.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$15.80
TZS40,891.97
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$54.10
TZS139,990.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$199.31
TZS515,754.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$128.13
TZS331,556.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$45.61
TZS118,018.32
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$437.78
TZS1,132,818.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,736,318.29
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$0.85
TZS2,210.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$2.14
TZS5,525.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$1.49
TZS3,868.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$53.39
TZS138,148.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$9.61
TZS24,866.74
|
|
pay 47.6% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$17.80
TZS46,049.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$49.12
TZS127,096.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$35.24
TZS91,178.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$56.95
TZS147,358.44
|
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