Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 3.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£127.97
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
$10.68
TZS27,482
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.86
|
$0.68
TZS1,741
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.68
|
$0.57
TZS1,466
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
$1.28
TZS3,298
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.40
|
$16.02
TZS41,223
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£114.94
|
$6.87
TZS17,685
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
$2.39
TZS6,156
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.34
|
$4.20
TZS10,804
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$1.29
TZS3,324
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.44
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.56
|
$0.27
TZS698
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.99
|
$0.58
TZS1,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.67
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.77
|
$0.97
TZS2,493
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.44
|
$3.88
TZS9,995
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£379.30
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£87.79
|
$15.80
TZS40,673
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
$54.10
TZS139,242
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
$199.31
TZS512,998
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
$128.13
TZS329,785
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
$45.61
TZS117,388
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
$437.78
TZS1,126,764
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,694,973
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£68.84
|
$0.85
TZS2,199
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.00
|
$2.14
TZS5,496
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
$1.49
TZS3,847
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£722.23
|
$53.39
TZS137,410
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£148.81
|
$9.61
TZS24,734
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
$17.80
TZS45,803
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
$49.12
TZS126,417
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
$35.24
TZS90,691
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
$56.95
TZS146,571
|
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