Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 3.3 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
$19.06
NOK207.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,629.71
|
$11.43
NOK124.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,749.88
|
$2.80
NOK30.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,473.58
|
$2.55
NOK27.78
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,315.56
|
$3.33
NOK36.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,444.56
|
$5.65
NOK61.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,780.27
|
$7.54
NOK82.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,189.05
|
$3.77
NOK40.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,861.62
|
$5.90
NOK64.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,342.04
|
$1.24
NOK13.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
$0.90
NOK9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS701.83
|
$1.16
NOK12.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,503.92
|
$1.62
NOK17.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
$0.84
NOK9.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,506.53
|
$0.99
NOK10.80
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,048.99
|
$7.99
NOK86.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
$77.56
NOK843.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
$33,348.90
NOK362,655.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,891.97
|
$20.96
NOK227.96
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS139,990.52
|
$39.84
NOK433.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS515,754.55
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,238.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS331,556.50
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,342.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,018.32
|
$157.33
NOK1,710.94
|
|
pay 62.5% more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,132,818.04
|
$311.45
NOK3,386.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,736,318.29
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,500.52
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,210.38
|
$9.53
NOK103.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,525.94
|
$4.24
NOK46.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,868.16
|
$14.29
NOK155.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,148.54
|
$41.81
NOK454.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,866.74
|
$15.25
NOK165.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,049.51
|
$78.58
NOK854.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,096.66
|
$36.31
NOK394.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,178.04
|
$97.89
NOK1,064.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,358.44
|
$103.77
NOK1,128.43
|
|
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