Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 15.7% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,482
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,741
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,466
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Dodoma
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,298
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,223
|
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,685
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,156
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,804
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,324
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS698
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,496
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,493
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 98.6% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS9,995
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,673
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS139,242
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS512,998
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS329,785
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS117,388
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 42.5% more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,126,764
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,694,973
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,199
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,496
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,847
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS137,410
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,734
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Dodoma
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS45,803
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS126,417
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS90,691
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS146,571
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
|
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