Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 17.8% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,739.35
|
$6.41
TZS16,356
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
$10.68
TZS27,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft496.21
|
$0.68
TZS1,726
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft400.22
|
$0.57
TZS1,454
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft561.54
|
$1.28
TZS3,271
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,338.96
|
$16.02
TZS40,890
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,971.80
|
$6.87
TZS17,542
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,226.66
|
$2.39
TZS6,106
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft928.50
|
$4.20
TZS10,716
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft271.38
|
$1.29
TZS3,297
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft335.56
|
$0.36
TZS907
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft332.71
|
$0.27
TZS692
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft632.63
|
$0.58
TZS1,484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft202.27
|
$0.36
TZS907
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft228.09
|
$0.97
TZS2,473
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,663.72
|
$3.88
TZS9,914
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,149.66
|
$6.41
TZS16,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,391,344.14
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,487.22
|
$15.80
TZS40,344
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
Budapest
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,708.80
|
$54.10
TZS138,116
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft213,831.60
|
$199.31
TZS508,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft162,827.55
|
$128.13
TZS327,117
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,617.58
|
$45.61
TZS116,438
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft151,124.89
|
$437.78
TZS1,117,649
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,744,844.67
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,632,727
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft854.71
|
$0.85
TZS2,181
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft777.74
|
$2.14
TZS5,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,243.61
|
$1.49
TZS3,816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,838.95
|
$53.39
TZS136,299
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,670.96
|
$9.61
TZS24,534
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,823.87
|
$17.80
TZS45,433
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,743.08
|
$49.12
TZS125,395
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft31,011.61
|
$35.24
TZS89,957
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft36,837.92
|
$56.95
TZS145,385
|
|
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