Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 18.5% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of China, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 33.3% more for groceries
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 43.7% more for transportation
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
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