Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 15.3% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,844.43
|
$9.19
RUB923.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,377.71
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,776.29
|
$1.07
RUB107.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS968.89
|
$0.49
RUB48.75
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,422.21
|
$0.62
RUB62.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,266.64
|
$4.41
RUB442.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,447.98
|
$3.57
RUB358.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,270.74
|
$1.52
RUB152.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,496.60
|
$1.99
RUB199.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,636.88
|
$0.68
RUB68.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS769.09
|
$0.67
RUB67.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS769.09
|
$0.72
RUB71.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,171.95
|
$1.12
RUB112.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS659.22
|
$0.25
RUB25.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,025.45
|
$0.21
RUB21.02
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,537.84
|
$2.22
RUB222.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.58
RUB2,871.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,621.85
RUB3,076,750.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.82
RUB584.58
|
|
pay 78.6% less for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS77,510.83
|
$6.38
RUB640.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$960.52
RUB96,508.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$583.26
RUB58,603.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$86.66
RUB8,707.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$466.53
RUB46,875.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,413.52
RUB1,046,305.24
|
pay 64.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,906.66
|
$3.06
RUB307.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,589.60
|
$2.52
RUB253.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,844.43
|
$2.45
RUB246.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.34
RUB3,249.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.16
RUB8,154.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.31
RUB4,250.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.95
RUB10,947.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.97
RUB10,245.50
|
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