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Dodoma vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Dodoma is 68.2% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% less in Dodoma
Groceries: pay 24.5% less in Dodoma
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Dodoma
Housing: pay 91.0% less in Dodoma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.3% less in Dodoma
Clothing: pay 87.5% less in Dodoma

Expenses including housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Dodoma. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dodoma.

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Dodoma vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.2% less for restaurants

	Doha	Dodoma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$2.66 TZS7,019.92	-72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$7.59 TZS20,056.93	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$0.32 TZS852.42	-65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$0.89 TZS2,339.97	+112.2%
Average			-47.2%

Doha vs. Dodoma - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.5% less for groceries

	Doha	Dodoma
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$0.82 TZS2,172.83	-40.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$2.85 TZS7,521.35	-49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$3.35 TZS8,857.77	-58.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$2.22 TZS5,856.62	-35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$3.10 TZS8,187.91	-12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.12 TZS2,956.75	+10.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.41 TZS1,091.72	-49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$0.34 TZS909.77	-51.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$0.69 TZS1,819.54	+23.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.47 TZS1,250.93	+8.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.77 TZS2,046.98	+74.0%
Average			-24.5%

Doha vs. Dodoma - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Doha	Dodoma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$5.19 TZS13,706.77	+142.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	??
Average			+142.8%

Doha vs. Dodoma - Cost of transportation

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pay 91.0% less for housing

	Doha	Dodoma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$18.98 TZS50,142.31	-78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$94.88 TZS251K	-91.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	??
Average			-91.0%

Doha vs. Dodoma - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Doha	Dodoma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	??

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pay 75.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Dodoma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$0.83 TZS2,206.26	-93.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$1.90 TZS5,014.23	-67.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$1.52 TZS4,011.39	-76.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$56.93 TZS150K	-54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$3.80 TZS10,028.46	-69.3%
Average			-75.3%

Doha vs. Dodoma - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 87.5% less for clothing

	Doha	Dodoma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$7.59 TZS20,056.93	-87.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	??
Average			-87.5%

Doha vs. Dodoma - Cost of clothing

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