Cost of living comparison
Quito is 47.6% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Quito instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 80.6% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,844.43
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,377.71
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,776.29
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS968.89
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 45.7% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,422.21
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,266.64
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,447.98
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,270.74
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,496.60
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,636.88
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS769.09
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS769.09
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,171.95
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS659.22
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,025.45
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Dodoma
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,537.84
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.50
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS77,510.83
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$31.45
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,190.00
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,906.66
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,589.60
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,844.43
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$83.12
|
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