Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 2.2 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.34
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.66
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.44
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.18
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.03
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.66
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.48
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.53
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.71
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.42
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 42.6% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.84
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.51
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 77.6% more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳625.02
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.08
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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