Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 426.4 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 98.5% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
$5.43
$45.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,655
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,751
|
$2.41
$20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,475
|
$1.21
$10.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,319
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,482
|
$8.62
$73.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,796
|
$10.04
$85.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,195
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,871
|
$4.27
$36.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,345
|
$1.99
$16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.55
$4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS702
|
$2.73
$23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,505
|
$1.81
$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$2.02
$17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,509
|
$1.34
$11.36
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,058
|
$4.59
$38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,929
|
?? | |
pay 2974.3 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,118
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,223
|
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS331,858
|
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,126
|
?? | |
pay 25.8% less for childcare
Dodoma
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,133,847
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,743,346
|
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,212
|
$4.52
$38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,531
|
$4.02
$34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,872
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,274
|
$60.29
$510.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,889
|
$4.22
$35.76
|
|
pay 67.5% more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,091
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,212
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,261
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,492
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
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