Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.2 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Dodoma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
|
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