Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 7.1% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,657
|
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,607
|
$10.68
TZS27,629.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.68
TZS1,749.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.57
TZS1,473.58
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$1.28
TZS3,315.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,791
|
$16.02
TZS41,444.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,091
|
$6.87
TZS17,780.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$2.39
TZS6,189.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$4.20
TZS10,861.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.29
TZS3,342.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.27
TZS701.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.58
TZS1,503.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF102
|
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.97
TZS2,506.53
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF898
|
$3.88
TZS10,048.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,255
|
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,108,938
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,519
|
$15.80
TZS40,891.97
|
|
pay 47.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,659
|
$54.10
TZS139,990.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,617
|
$199.31
TZS515,754.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,082
|
$128.13
TZS331,556.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,094
|
$45.61
TZS118,018.32
|
|
pay 78.7% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,106
|
$437.78
TZS1,132,818.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,111,377
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,736,318.29
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,004
|
$0.85
TZS2,210.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$2.14
TZS5,525.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$1.49
TZS3,868.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,055
|
$53.39
TZS138,148.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,511
|
$9.61
TZS24,866.74
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,749
|
$17.80
TZS46,049.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,352
|
$49.12
TZS127,096.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,712
|
$35.24
TZS91,178.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,047
|
$56.95
TZS147,358.44
|
|
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