Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

South Africa

Pretoria vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 2.2 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 72.7% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 15.2% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 7.0 times more in Pretoria

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Pretoria are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

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Pretoria vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Dodoma, you would:

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pay 72.7% more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.66 TZS7,019.92	$9.01 ZAR148.89	+239.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 TZS20,056.93	$5.41 ZAR89.34	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 TZS852.42	$1.06 ZAR17.51	+228.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 TZS2,339.97	$0.85 ZAR14.06	-3.9%
Average			+72.7%

Dodoma vs. Pretoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.2% more for groceries

	Dodoma	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 TZS2,172.83	$1.10 ZAR18.24	+34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.85 TZS7,521.35	$4.18 ZAR69.05	+46.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 TZS8,857.77	$4.45 ZAR73.48	+32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 TZS5,856.62	$2.47 ZAR40.81	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 TZS8,187.91	$2.23 ZAR36.92	-27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 TZS2,956.75	$0.79 ZAR13.12	-29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 TZS1,091.72	$0.74 ZAR12.24	+79.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS909.77	$0.79 ZAR13.13	+130.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 TZS1,819.54	$0.72 ZAR11.94	+5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 TZS1,250.93	$0.50 ZAR8.19	+4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 TZS2,046.98	$0.54 ZAR8.95	-30.1%
Average			+15.2%

Dodoma vs. Pretoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Dodoma	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 TZS13,706.77	$5.75 ZAR94.96	+10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$177.56 ZAR2,933.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,391.94 ZAR585K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.55 ZAR108.20
Average			+10.8%

Dodoma vs. Pretoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Dodoma	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.98 TZS50,142.31	$36.83 ZAR608.43	+94.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$454.27 ZAR7,504.23
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$94.88 TZS251K	$405.14 ZAR6,692.76	+327.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$115.49 ZAR1,907.88
Average			+291.2%

Dodoma vs. Pretoria - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$260.78 ZAR4,307.98
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,821.75 ZAR129K

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pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.83 TZS2,206.26	$2.55 ZAR42.19	+205.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 TZS5,014.23	$2.25 ZAR37.22	+18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.52 TZS4,011.39	$3.25 ZAR53.68	+114.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.93 TZS150K	$31.49 ZAR520.26	-44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.80 TZS10,028.46	$7.21 ZAR119.11	+90.0%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 7.0 times more for clothing

	Dodoma	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.59 TZS20,056.93	$53.03 ZAR876.06	+598.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.00 ZAR528.70
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$91.85 ZAR1,517.36
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$82.87 ZAR1,368.98
Average			+598.7%

Dodoma vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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