Cost of living comparison
Castries is 69.5% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Castries instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 37.3% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,655
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,751
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,475
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,319
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,482
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,796
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,195
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,871
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,345
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS702
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,505
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,509
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,058
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,929
|
?? | |
pay 70.8% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,118
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,223
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS331,858
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,126
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Dodoma
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,133,847
|
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,743,346
|
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
|
pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,212
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,531
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,872
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,274
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,889
|
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,091
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,212
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,261
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,492
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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