Cost of living comparison
London is 5.0 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in London instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 53.9% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for transportation
Dodoma
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Dodoma
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
|
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