Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 45.1% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,507
|
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
$10.68
TZS27,655
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF900
|
$0.68
TZS1,751
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF662
|
$0.57
TZS1,475
|
|
pay 94.8% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
$1.28
TZS3,319
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,328
|
$16.02
TZS41,482
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,612
|
$6.87
TZS17,796
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
$2.39
TZS6,195
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,181
|
$4.20
TZS10,871
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,344
|
$1.29
TZS3,345
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF720
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,272
|
$0.27
TZS702
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF610
|
$0.58
TZS1,505
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF281
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF338
|
$0.97
TZS2,509
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,779
|
$3.88
TZS10,058
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,195
|
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,565
|
$15.80
TZS40,929
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
|
Kigali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
$54.10
TZS140,118
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF651,223
|
$199.31
TZS516,223
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF409,426
|
$128.13
TZS331,858
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
$45.61
TZS118,126
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF192,547
|
$437.78
TZS1,133,847
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,743,346
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,169
|
$0.85
TZS2,212
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,922
|
$2.14
TZS5,531
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
$1.49
TZS3,872
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,415
|
$53.39
TZS138,274
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,844
|
$9.61
TZS24,889
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
$17.80
TZS46,091
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
$49.12
TZS127,212
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
$35.24
TZS91,261
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,468
|
$56.95
TZS147,492
|
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