Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 45.5% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,629.71
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,749.88
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,473.58
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,315.56
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,444.56
|
$4.26
ALL398
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,780.27
|
$6.34
ALL592
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,189.05
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,861.62
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,342.04
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS701.83
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,503.92
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,506.53
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 86.2% more for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,048.99
|
$8.27
ALL772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,891.97
|
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS139,990.52
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS515,754.55
|
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS331,556.50
|
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,018.32
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,132,818.04
|
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,736,318.29
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,210.38
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,525.94
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,868.16
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,148.54
|
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,866.74
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 94.1% more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,049.51
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,096.66
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,178.04
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,358.44
|
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
|
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