Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 2.5% cheaper than Colombo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.5% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 25.6% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 16.3% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 81.6% more in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.6% less in Dodoma
Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Dodoma. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
Colombo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR1,010.75
|
$1.86
TZS4,806.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,223.65
|
$7.45
TZS19,224.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR219.84
|
$0.68
TZS1,762.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR116.24
|
$0.37
TZS961.22
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR169.44
|
$0.93
TZS2,403.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,063.08
|
$2.79
TZS7,209.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,945.19
|
$5.17
TZS13,341.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR659.58
|
$2.03
TZS5,229.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR708.18
|
$3.27
TZS8,429.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR974.55
|
$1.01
TZS2,616.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR151.77
|
$0.30
TZS763.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR786.86
|
$0.30
TZS763.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.51
|
$0.45
TZS1,162.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR151.23
|
$0.25
TZS654.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR162.31
|
$0.39
TZS1,017.34
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Colombo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,438.36
|
$4.05
TZS10,454.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR2,021.50
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,501,677.90
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR929.89
|
?? | |
pay 81.6% more for housing
Colombo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,878.07
|
$29.79
TZS76,897.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR88,524.73
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR53,569.57
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR13,042.80
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Colombo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,507.13
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR174,606.82
|
?? |
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR606.45
|
$1.12
TZS2,883.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR770.61
|
$2.92
TZS7,529.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,779.56
|
$1.86
TZS4,806.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,130.46
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR1,010.75
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Colombo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,831.92
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,637.25
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,456.67
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR11,157.11
|
?? |
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