Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 15.1% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P115.27
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
$10.68
TZS27,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.11
|
$0.68
TZS1,741
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.66
|
$0.57
TZS1,466
|
|
pay 67.7% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.34
|
$1.28
TZS3,298
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.01
|
$16.02
TZS41,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.21
|
$6.87
TZS17,685
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.22
|
$2.39
TZS6,156
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P26.81
|
$4.20
TZS10,804
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.01
|
$1.29
TZS3,324
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.76
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.15
|
$0.27
TZS698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.51
|
$0.58
TZS1,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.50
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.25
|
$0.97
TZS2,493
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.41
|
$3.88
TZS9,995
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P314.38
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P256,747.22
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P259.89
|
$15.80
TZS40,673
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
Gaborone
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,175.20
|
$54.10
TZS139,242
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,445.13
|
$199.31
TZS512,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,769.58
|
$128.13
TZS329,785
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P464.22
|
$45.61
TZS117,388
|
|
pay 62.6% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,253.09
|
$437.78
TZS1,126,764
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,295.55
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,694,973
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.01
|
$0.85
TZS2,199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.70
|
$2.14
TZS5,496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P57.64
|
$1.49
TZS3,847
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P460.22
|
$53.39
TZS137,410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P78.60
|
$9.61
TZS24,734
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P583.86
|
$17.80
TZS45,803
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P300.91
|
$49.12
TZS126,417
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P763.50
|
$35.24
TZS90,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P853.33
|
$56.95
TZS146,571
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Dodoma or Gaborone. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.