Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 85.3% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
$11.06
RON51.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,655
|
$5.97
RON27.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,751
|
$1.88
RON8.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,475
|
$1.83
RON8.52
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,319
|
$1.16
RON5.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,482
|
$4.39
RON20.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,796
|
$6.94
RON32.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,195
|
$3.23
RON15.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,871
|
$2.90
RON13.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,345
|
$0.53
RON2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.74
RON3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS702
|
$0.71
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,505
|
$0.97
RON4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,509
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 52.7% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,058
|
$6.01
RON27.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
$17.69
RON82.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$24,329.82
RON113,303.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,929
|
$5.96
RON27.77
|
|
pay 97.5% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,118
|
$9.46
RON44.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,223
|
$509.31
RON2,371.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS331,858
|
$357.17
RON1,663.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,126
|
$108.55
RON505.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,133,847
|
$508.58
RON2,368.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,743,346
|
$9,180.57
RON42,753.91
|
|
pay 92.6% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,212
|
$2.47
RON11.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,531
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,872
|
$5.53
RON25.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,274
|
$47.02
RON218.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,889
|
$7.74
RON36.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,091
|
$72.25
RON336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,212
|
$42.02
RON195.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,261
|
$77.44
RON360.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,492
|
$97.82
RON455.56
|
|
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