Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 33.4% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Germany, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
Germany
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Germany
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
Germany
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 20.3% less for childcare
Germany
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
Germany
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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