Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 35.8% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,506
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
$10.68
TZS27,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$0.68
TZS1,741
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$0.57
TZS1,466
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$1.28
TZS3,298
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$16.02
TZS41,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr748
|
$6.87
TZS17,685
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$2.39
TZS6,156
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$4.20
TZS10,804
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$1.29
TZS3,324
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$0.27
TZS698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$0.58
TZS1,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.97
TZS2,493
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$3.88
TZS9,995
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,876
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,368
|
$15.80
TZS40,673
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
Iceland
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
$54.10
TZS139,242
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
$199.31
TZS512,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
$128.13
TZS329,785
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
$45.61
TZS117,388
|
|
pay 38.8% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,443
|
$437.78
TZS1,126,764
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,694,973
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$0.85
TZS2,199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$2.14
TZS5,496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
$1.49
TZS3,847
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,996
|
$53.39
TZS137,410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$9.61
TZS24,734
|
|
pay 57.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
$17.80
TZS45,803
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
$49.12
TZS126,417
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
$35.24
TZS90,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,619
|
$56.95
TZS146,571
|
|
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