Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 7.9% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.83
|
$6.41
TZS16,356
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.31
|
$10.68
TZS27,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.37
|
$0.68
TZS1,726
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$0.57
TZS1,454
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.09
|
$1.28
TZS3,271
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.82
|
$16.02
TZS40,890
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.82
|
$6.87
TZS17,542
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.72
|
$2.39
TZS6,106
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.03
|
$4.20
TZS10,716
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.78
|
$1.29
TZS3,297
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.36
TZS907
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.10
|
$0.27
TZS692
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.28
|
$0.58
TZS1,484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.09
|
$0.36
TZS907
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.32
|
$0.97
TZS2,473
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.76
|
$3.88
TZS9,914
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.41
TZS16,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.80
TZS40,344
|
|
pay 82.2% less for housing
Honiara
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,073,882.44
|
$54.10
TZS138,116
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,922.61
|
$199.31
TZS508,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,601.59
|
$128.13
TZS327,117
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$45.61
TZS116,438
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
$437.78
TZS1,117,649
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,554.12
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,632,727
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.19
|
$0.85
TZS2,181
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.95
|
$2.14
TZS5,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.59
|
$1.49
TZS3,816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$509.24
|
$53.39
TZS136,299
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.65
|
$9.61
TZS24,534
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.23
|
$17.80
TZS45,433
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.11
|
$49.12
TZS125,395
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$967.55
|
$35.24
TZS89,957
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
$56.95
TZS145,385
|
|
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