Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Alofi instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Dodoma
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
?? |
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