Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 39.3% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
$6.72
R126.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,655
|
$4.39
R82.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,751
|
$0.88
R16.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,475
|
$0.66
R12.39
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
Dodoma
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,319
|
$0.83
R15.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,482
|
$3.17
R59.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,796
|
$3.87
R72.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,195
|
$1.68
R31.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,871
|
$1.92
R36.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,345
|
$0.61
R11.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.56
R10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS702
|
$0.53
R9.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,505
|
$0.63
R11.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.50
R9.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,509
|
$0.51
R9.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,058
|
$4.68
R87.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
$45.23
R849.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$17,020.94
R319,655.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,929
|
$10.97
R205.93
|
|
pay 65.7% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,118
|
$46.98
R882.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,223
|
$315.25
R5,920.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS331,858
|
$329.30
R6,184.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,126
|
$73.25
R1,375.61
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
Dodoma
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,133,847
|
$210.41
R3,951.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,743,346
|
$3,579.40
R67,221.52
|
|
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,212
|
$1.92
R36.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,531
|
$1.64
R30.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,872
|
$2.74
R51.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,274
|
$34.50
R647.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,889
|
$5.48
R102.97
|
|
pay 70.0% more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,091
|
$42.41
R796.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,212
|
$35.03
R657.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,261
|
$76.75
R1,441.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,492
|
$87.03
R1,634.51
|
|
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