Cost of living comparison
Russia is 21.3% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Russia instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Dodoma
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 22.0% more for housing
Dodoma
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 3.6% more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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