Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Chile

Santiago vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 2.3 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 38.5% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 11.2% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.5% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 6.6 times more in Santiago

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Santiago are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, clothing, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Santiago.

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Santiago vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Dodoma, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.66 TZS7,026.57	$10.23 CLF0.2600	+285.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 TZS20,075.90	$8.70 CLF0.2200	+14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 TZS853.23	$1.71 CLF0.0400	+428.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 TZS2,342.19	$1.25 CLF0.0300	+40.9%
Average			+135.2%

Dodoma vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.5% more for groceries

	Dodoma	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 TZS2,174.89	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+120.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.85 TZS7,528.46	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+98.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 TZS8,866.15	$4.81 CLF0.1200	+43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 TZS5,862.16	$4.18 CLF0.1100	+88.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 TZS8,195.66	$3.11 CLF0.0800	+0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 TZS2,959.54	$0.90 CLF0.0200	-19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 TZS1,092.75	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+69.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS910.63	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+114.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 TZS1,821.26	$0.78 CLF0.0200	+13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 TZS1,252.11	$0.49 CLF0.0100	+4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 TZS2,048.91	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-12.6%
Average			+38.5%

Dodoma vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.2% more for transportation

	Dodoma	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 TZS13,719.73	$5.77 CLF0.1500	+11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.93 CLF1.0300
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$17,743.12 CLF447.3400
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.37 CLF0.1900
Average			+11.2%

Dodoma vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Dodoma	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.98 TZS50,189.75	$19.07 CLF0.4800	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$552.81 CLF13.9400
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$94.88 TZS251K	$376.90 CLF9.5000	+297.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$113.86 CLF2.8700
Average			+241.0%

Dodoma vs. Santiago - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$432.52 CLF10.9000
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,959.69 CLF276.3200

Dodoma vs. Santiago - Cost of childcare

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pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.83 TZS2,208.35	$4.09 CLF0.1000	+390.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 TZS5,018.98	$3.25 CLF0.0800	+71.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.52 TZS4,015.18	$5.22 CLF0.1300	+243.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.93 TZS151K	$33.92 CLF0.8600	-40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.80 TZS10,037.95	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+98.2%
Average			+80.5%

Dodoma vs. Santiago - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.6 times more for clothing

	Dodoma	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.59 TZS20,075.90	$50.25 CLF1.2700	+562.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.71 CLF0.7200
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$66.29 CLF1.6700
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$80.84 CLF2.0400
Average			+562.1%

Dodoma vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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