Cost of living comparison
Bamako is 2.1 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Bamako instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,714.75
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,755.27
|
$0.89
F CFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,478.12
|
$0.57
F CFA350
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,325.77
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,572.12
|
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,835.00
|
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,208.10
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,895.05
|
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,352.32
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
$0.48
F CFA292
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703.99
|
$1.07
F CFA654
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,508.55
|
$1.27
F CFA778
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
$0.46
F CFA283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,514.24
|
$0.61
F CFA371
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,079.92
|
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS41,017.82
|
?? | |
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,421.38
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS517,341.92
|
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,576.95
|
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,381.56
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,136,304.56
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,760,128.73
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,217.18
|
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,542.95
|
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,880.06
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,573.73
|
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,943.27
|
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
|
pay 35.2% more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Bamako
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,191.24
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,487.83
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,458.66
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,811.98
|
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
|
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