Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.4 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
TZS14,360
|
$17.81
£13.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.73
TZS23,933
|
$7.97
£6.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
TZS1,436
|
$1.86
£1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TZS1,197
|
$1.35
£1.04
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
TZS2,872
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.09
TZS35,899
|
$3.82
£2.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.31
TZS16,307
|
$4.80
£3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
TZS4,404
|
$2.67
£2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
TZS8,684
|
$3.55
£2.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
TZS2,605
|
$1.16
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS868
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.26
TZS586
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
TZS1,520
|
$1.17
£0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS868
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
TZS2,605
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
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pay 5.3 times more for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.60
TZS8,033
|
$6.75
£5.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.44
TZS14,360
|
$100.97
£78.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,163.62
TZS38,292,040
|
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
TZS20,103
|
$18.13
£14.01
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.35
TZS121,258
|
$43.51
£33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$200.24
TZS446,740
|
$1,061.39
£820.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.73
TZS287,190
|
$877.47
£677.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.82
TZS102,226
|
$168.66
£130.31
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$439.82
TZS981,234
|
$1,257.47
£971.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,003.63
TZS6,701,107
|
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.86
TZS1,915
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.15
TZS4,786
|
$3.81
£2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
TZS2,872
|
$15.26
£11.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.64
TZS119,663
|
$47.17
£36.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
TZS21,539
|
$13.49
£10.42
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.88
TZS39,888
|
$79.67
£61.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
TZS110,090
|
$41.25
£31.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.40
TZS78,977
|
$85.80
£66.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.21
TZS127,640
|
$86.00
£66.45
|
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