Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.6 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Rome instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 67.7% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
|
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