Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 44.2% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,655
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,751
|
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,475
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,319
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,482
|
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,796
|
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,195
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,871
|
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,345
|
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS702
|
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,505
|
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,509
|
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,058
|
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,929
|
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
|
pay 44.9% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,118
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,223
|
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS331,858
|
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,126
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
|
pay 63.6% more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,133,847
|
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,743,346
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,212
|
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,531
|
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,872
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,274
|
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,889
|
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,091
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,212
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,261
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,492
|
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
|
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