Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Tanzania
  3. Dodoma
  4. Vietnam
  5. Comparison
TZS
COMPARED TO
VND

Vietnam is 16.8% more expensive than Dodoma.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Dodoma, you would:
local_dining

pay 47.1% less for restaurants

  Dodoma help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.49
TZS14,472
$1.82
₫41,335
-71.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.81
TZS24,120
$4.03
₫91,488
-62.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.65
TZS1,447
$0.55
₫12,490
-15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.54
TZS1,206
$0.33
₫7,559
-38.4%
Average -47.1%
Dodoma vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 8.3% less for groceries

  Dodoma help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.30
TZS2,894
$0.75
₫17,071
-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $16.22
TZS36,181
$7.76
₫176,144
-52.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $7.37
TZS16,435
$5.60
₫127,115
-24.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.99
TZS4,438
$1.25
₫28,340
-37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.92
TZS8,753
$1.57
₫35,712
-59.9%
Apples (1 lb) $1.18
TZS2,626
$1.30
₫29,601
+10.8%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.39
TZS875
$0.43
₫9,861
+10.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.26
TZS591
$0.71
₫16,214
+169.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.69
TZS1,532
$0.38
₫8,668
-44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.39
TZS875
$0.55
₫12,407
+39.3%
Onions (1 lb) $1.18
TZS2,626
$0.45
₫10,167
-62.0%
Average -8.3%
Dodoma vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 26.1% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.63
TZS8,096
$3.32
₫75,381
-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass $6.49
TZS14,472
$7.65
₫173,722
+18.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,298.41
TZS38,592,737
$40,556.96
₫920,805,117
+134.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $9.08
TZS20,261
$5.50
₫124,893
-39.4%
Average +26.1%
Dodoma vs. Vietnam - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 29.4% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $54.78
TZS122,210
$11.41
₫258,961
-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $201.81
TZS450,249
$378.72
₫8,598,392
+87.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $129.74
TZS289,446
$269.04
₫6,108,326
+107.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $46.18
TZS103,029
$46.96
₫1,066,244
+1.7%
Average +29.4%
Dodoma vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 64.7% more for childcare

  Dodoma help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $443.27
TZS988,939
$137.34
₫3,118,157
-69.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,027.22
TZS6,753,729
$9,034.52
₫205,119,690
+198.4%
Average +64.7%
Dodoma vs. Vietnam - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.86
TZS1,930
$0.99
₫22,450
+14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
TZS4,824
$1.70
₫38,494
-21.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.30
TZS2,894
$1.16
₫26,239
-10.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $54.06
TZS120,602
$22.60
₫513,030
-58.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.73
TZS21,708
$3.61
₫82,024
-62.9%
Average -27.9%
Dodoma vs. Vietnam - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 80.4% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $18.02
TZS40,201
$37.35
₫847,944
+107.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $49.73
TZS110,954
$34.24
₫777,342
-31.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $35.68
TZS79,598
$105.76
₫2,401,212
+196.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $57.66
TZS128,642
$86.06
₫1,953,894
+49.2%
Average +80.4%
Dodoma vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2020
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