Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.3 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,629.71
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,749.88
|
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,473.58
|
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,315.56
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,444.56
|
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,780.27
|
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,189.05
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,861.62
|
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,342.04
|
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS701.83
|
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,503.92
|
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,506.53
|
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,048.99
|
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,891.97
|
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS139,990.52
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS515,754.55
|
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS331,556.50
|
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,018.32
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
|
pay 88.0% more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,132,818.04
|
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,736,318.29
|
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
|
pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,210.38
|
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,525.94
|
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,868.16
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,148.54
|
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,866.74
|
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,049.51
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,096.66
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,178.04
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,358.44
|
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
|
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