Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 8.1% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Lima, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
Lima
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Lima
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
Lima
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 35.8% more for childcare
Lima
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Lima
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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