Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 80.2% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 61.4% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
$7.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,482
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,741
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,466
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 61.3% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,298
|
$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,223
|
$5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,685
|
$5.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,156
|
$3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,804
|
$3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,324
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS698
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,496
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,493
|
?? | |
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS9,995
|
$4.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,673
|
$13.46
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS139,242
|
$111.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS512,998
|
$650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS329,785
|
$490.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS117,388
|
$153.63
|
|
pay 0.2% less for childcare
Dodoma
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,126,764
|
$189.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,694,973
|
$4,674.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,199
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,496
|
$4.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,847
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS137,410
|
$60.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,734
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 73.2% more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS45,803
|
$38.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS126,417
|
$34.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS90,691
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS146,571
|
$85.00
|
|
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