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Tanzania

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New Zealand

Wellington vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 4.2 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 35.6% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 10.2 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 10.2 times more in Wellington

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Wellington are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, clothing, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

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Wellington vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Dodoma, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.66 TZS7,013.28	$13.73 NZ$24.27	+416.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 TZS20,037.94	$9.02 NZ$15.95	+18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 TZS851.61	$2.42 NZ$4.28	+650.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 TZS2,337.76	$1.71 NZ$3.02	+93.0%
Average			+190.5%

Dodoma vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Dodoma	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 TZS2,170.78	$2.16 NZ$3.82	+162.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.85 TZS7,514.23	$4.62 NZ$8.18	+62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 TZS8,849.38	$7.12 NZ$12.59	+112.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 TZS5,851.08	$6.89 NZ$12.19	+211.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 TZS8,180.16	$4.37 NZ$7.73	+41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 TZS2,953.95	$1.40 NZ$2.47	+24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 TZS1,090.69	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+139.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS908.91	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+297.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 TZS1,817.81	$2.93 NZ$5.18	+325.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 TZS1,249.75	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+101.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 TZS2,045.04	$0.57 NZ$1.01	-26.5%
Average			+106.9%

Dodoma vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.6% more for transportation

	Dodoma	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 TZS13,693.79	$7.03 NZ$12.44	+35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$101.23 NZ$179.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.19 NZ$28.63
Average			+35.6%

Dodoma vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.2 times more for housing

	Dodoma	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.98 TZS50,094.84	$53.32 NZ$94.29	+181.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,215.08 NZ$2,148.69
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$94.88 TZS250K	$1,141.32 NZ$2,018.26	+1103.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$149.83 NZ$264.95
Average			+923.5%

Dodoma vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,055.30 NZ$1,866.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11

Dodoma vs. Wellington - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.83 TZS2,204.17	$7.28 NZ$12.88	+772.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 TZS5,009.48	$3.34 NZ$5.91	+76.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.52 TZS4,007.59	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+1558.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.93 TZS150K	$38.09 NZ$67.36	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.80 TZS10,018.97	$12.04 NZ$21.30	+217.4%
Average			+176.1%

Dodoma vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.2 times more for clothing

	Dodoma	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.59 TZS20,037.94	$77.76 NZ$137.50	+924.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.15 NZ$49.78
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$101.77 NZ$179.97
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$152.66 NZ$269.95
Average			+924.4%

Dodoma vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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