Cost of living comparison

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Kobe vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kobe instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $7.35
¥1,142
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.51
¥701
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.91
¥142

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Kobe
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.20
¥187
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.68
¥1,038
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.11
¥950

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.43
¥688
Monthly public transit pass ?? $36.75
¥5,710
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $21,189.94
¥3,292,069

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Dodoma
Kobe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $32.91
¥5,113
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $467.77
¥72,673
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $300.71
¥46,718

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $340.80
¥52,947
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,914.61
¥1,695,694

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.34
¥363
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.79
¥434
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.34
¥519

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Kobe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $44.33
¥6,887
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $30.91
¥4,802
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $38.76
¥6,021

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