Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 28.4% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of China, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
China
|
Dodoma
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.75
|
$1.86
TZS4,844.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.83
|
$7.45
TZS19,377.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.56
|
$0.68
TZS1,776.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.18
|
$0.37
TZS968.89
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.57
|
$0.93
TZS2,422.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.53
|
$2.79
TZS7,266.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥49.87
|
$5.17
TZS13,447.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.60
|
$2.03
TZS5,270.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.20
|
$3.27
TZS8,496.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
$1.01
TZS2,636.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.17
|
$0.30
TZS769.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.75
|
$0.30
TZS769.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.81
|
$0.45
TZS1,171.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.33
|
$0.25
TZS659.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.91
|
$0.39
TZS1,025.45
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.31
|
$4.05
TZS10,537.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.36
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥138,655.77
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥28.90
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for housing
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.03
|
$29.79
TZS77,510.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,387.06
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,496.08
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥294.15
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,342.14
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,177.94
|
?? |
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.93
|
$1.12
TZS2,906.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.30
|
$2.92
TZS7,589.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.51
|
$1.86
TZS4,844.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥301.05
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.08
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
China
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥350.61
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥230.26
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥527.29
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥549.16
|
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