Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 40.9% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 95.6% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 54.9% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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