Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 28.8% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$8.42
P116.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
$0.88
P12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
$0.56
P7.76
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
$2.41
P33.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
$4.54
P62.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
$1.96
P27.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
$0.80
P11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.71
P9.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703
|
$0.96
P13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
$0.62
P8.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.62
P8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
$0.68
P9.36
|
|
pay 74.0% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
$4.19
P58.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$22.96
P318.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
$18.98
P263.02
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
|
pay 3.4% more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
$1.61
P22.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
$2.31
P32.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
$33.61
P465.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
$62.31
P863.59
|
|
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