Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 2.2 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 59.2% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,356
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,260
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,726
|
$1.57
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,454
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,271
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS40,890
|
$5.33
€4.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,542
|
$6.01
€5.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,106
|
$3.40
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,716
|
$3.75
€3.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,297
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS907
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS692
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,484
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS907
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,473
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS9,914
|
$6.08
€5.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,356
|
$43.98
€40.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
$19,790.09
€18,225.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,344
|
$17.32
€15.95
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS138,116
|
$32.85
€30.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS508,848
|
$679.12
€625.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS327,117
|
$557.97
€513.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS116,438
|
$142.33
€131.08
|
|
pay 54.8% more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,117,649
|
$372.90
€343.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,632,727
|
$6,706.64
€6,176.48
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,181
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,452
|
$3.59
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,816
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS136,299
|
$62.53
€57.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,534
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS45,433
|
$85.21
€78.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS125,395
|
$40.77
€37.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS89,957
|
$91.42
€84.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS145,385
|
$105.72
€97.36
|
|
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