Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 2.9 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 51.8% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 15.9 times more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Dodoma, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.66 TZS7,026.57	$19.02 ARS29,085.04	+615.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 TZS20,075.90	$12.96 ARS19,814.63	+70.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 TZS853.23	$2.01 ARS3,068.98	+522.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 TZS2,342.19	$1.59 ARS2,434.36	+79.8%
Average			+272.3%

Dodoma vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.8% more for groceries

	Dodoma	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 TZS2,174.89	$2.48 ARS3,788.37	+201.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.85 TZS7,528.46	$5.25 ARS8,023.59	+84.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 TZS8,866.15	$5.52 ARS8,440.39	+64.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 TZS5,862.16	$2.81 ARS4,295.45	+26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 TZS8,195.66	$4.60 ARS7,033.42	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 TZS2,959.54	$1.28 ARS1,956.55	+14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 TZS1,092.75	$0.97 ARS1,487.67	+135.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS910.63	$0.65 ARS994.28	+88.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 TZS1,821.26	$0.92 ARS1,403.69	+33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 TZS1,252.11	$0.56 ARS855.06	+18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 TZS2,048.91	$0.56 ARS851.04	-28.2%
Average			+51.8%

Dodoma vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Dodoma	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 TZS13,719.73	$5.28 ARS8,067.95	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.50 ARS42,054.38
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,500.00 ARS44M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.60 ARS14,680.80
Average			+1.7%

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Dodoma	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.98 TZS50,189.75	$31.11 ARS47,576.80	+64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$770.79 ARS1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$94.88 TZS251K	$509.75 ARS780K	+437.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$162.43 ARS248K
Average			+370.9%

Dodoma vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$464.87 ARS711K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,896.36 ARS14M

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.83 TZS2,208.35	$3.95 ARS6,045.94	+373.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 TZS5,018.98	$3.86 ARS5,908.49	+103.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.52 TZS4,015.18	$4.21 ARS6,434.56	+177.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.93 TZS151K	$49.97 ARS76,423.45	-12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.80 TZS10,037.95	$10.38 ARS15,877.23	+173.6%
Average			+116.9%

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pay 15.9 times more for clothing

	Dodoma	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.59 TZS20,075.90	$120.49 ARS184K	+1487.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$95.69 ARS146K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$115.94 ARS177K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$138.37 ARS212K
Average			+1487.5%

Dodoma vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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