Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 65.4% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,629.71
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,749.88
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,473.58
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,315.56
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,444.56
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,780.27
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,189.05
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,861.62
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,342.04
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS701.83
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,503.92
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,506.53
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 91.9% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,048.99
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,891.97
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS139,990.52
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS515,754.55
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS331,556.50
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,018.32
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,132,818.04
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,736,318.29
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,210.38
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,525.94
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,868.16
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,148.54
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,866.74
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 86.6% more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,049.51
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,096.66
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,178.04
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,358.44
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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