Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 37.0% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,200
|
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
$10.68
TZS27,629.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,312
|
$0.68
TZS1,749.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,366
|
$0.57
TZS1,473.58
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
$1.28
TZS3,315.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,451
|
$16.02
TZS41,444.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,515
|
$6.87
TZS17,780.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
$2.39
TZS6,189.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,529
|
$4.20
TZS10,861.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,905
|
$1.29
TZS3,342.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,106
|
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,046
|
$0.27
TZS701.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,382
|
$0.58
TZS1,503.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,260
|
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,595
|
$0.97
TZS2,506.53
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,814
|
$3.88
TZS10,048.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,800
|
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,668
|
$15.80
TZS40,891.97
|
|
pay 91.1% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
$54.10
TZS139,990.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
$199.31
TZS515,754.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
$128.13
TZS331,556.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
$45.61
TZS118,018.32
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
$437.78
TZS1,132,818.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,736,318.29
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,680
|
$0.85
TZS2,210.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,233
|
$2.14
TZS5,525.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
$1.49
TZS3,868.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫750,896
|
$53.39
TZS138,148.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,240
|
$9.61
TZS24,866.74
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
$17.80
TZS46,049.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
$49.12
TZS127,096.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
$35.24
TZS91,178.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
$56.95
TZS147,358.44
|
|
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