Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.3 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 16.2% less for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,629.71
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,749.88
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,473.58
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Dodoma
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,315.56
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,444.56
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,780.27
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,189.05
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,861.62
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,342.04
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS701.83
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,503.92
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,506.53
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,048.99
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,891.97
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS139,990.52
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS515,754.55
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS331,556.50
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,018.32
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,132,818.04
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,736,318.29
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,210.38
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,525.94
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,868.16
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,148.54
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,866.74
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,049.51
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,096.66
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,178.04
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,358.44
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
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