Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 3.7 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 89.1% more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 50.8% more in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 30.1% less in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 13.0 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 8.1 times more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

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Abu Dhabi vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Dodoma, you would:

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pay 89.1% more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.66 TZS7,036.98	$8.17 AED30.00	+207.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 TZS20,105.65	$9.53 AED35.00	+25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 TZS854.49	$1.15 AED4.24	+257.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 TZS2,345.66	$0.42 AED1.53	-53.0%
Average			+89.1%

Dodoma vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.8% more for groceries

	Dodoma	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 TZS2,178.11	$1.62 AED5.94	+96.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.85 TZS7,539.62	$5.81 AED21.35	+104.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 TZS8,879.29	$7.38 AED27.11	+120.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 TZS5,870.85	$3.49 AED12.81	+57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 TZS8,207.80	$4.40 AED16.17	+42.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 TZS2,963.93	$1.12 AED4.13	+0.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 TZS1,094.37	$0.95 AED3.48	+129.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS911.98	$0.84 AED3.09	+144.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 TZS1,823.96	$0.71 AED2.60	+2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 TZS1,253.97	$0.55 AED2.03	+16.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 TZS2,051.95	$0.53 AED1.96	-31.2%
Average			+50.8%

Dodoma vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.1% less for transportation

	Dodoma	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 TZS13,740.07	$3.63 AED13.33	-30.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.55 AED97.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,949.09 AED110K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.62 AED28.00
Average			-30.1%

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pay 13.0 times more for housing

	Dodoma	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.98 TZS50,264.14	$88.30 AED324.32	+365.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,966.33 AED7,222.34
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$94.88 TZS251K	$1,399.56 AED5,140.58	+1375.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$148.00 AED543.60
Average			+1197.7%

Dodoma vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$790.93 AED2,905.08
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$14,819.26 AED54,431.15

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.83 TZS2,211.62	$11.57 AED42.50	+1285.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 TZS5,026.41	$5.96 AED21.88	+213.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.52 TZS4,021.13	$6.67 AED24.50	+339.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.93 TZS151K	$95.29 AED350.01	+67.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.80 TZS10,052.83	$14.97 AED55.00	+294.6%
Average			+295.3%

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pay 8.1 times more for clothing

	Dodoma	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.59 TZS20,105.65	$61.46 AED225.76	+709.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$49.09 AED180.32
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$111.63 AED410.01
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$110.14 AED404.56
Average			+709.8%

Dodoma vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of clothing

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