Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 18.5% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 71.7% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$10.68
TZS27,655
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$0.68
TZS1,751
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$0.57
TZS1,475
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$1.28
TZS3,319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$16.02
TZS41,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$6.87
TZS17,796
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$2.39
TZS6,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$4.20
TZS10,871
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$1.29
TZS3,345
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.27
TZS702
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$0.58
TZS1,505
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.97
TZS2,509
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$3.88
TZS10,058
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$15.80
TZS40,929
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$54.10
TZS140,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$199.31
TZS516,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$128.13
TZS331,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$45.61
TZS118,126
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$437.78
TZS1,133,847
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,743,346
|
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$0.85
TZS2,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$2.14
TZS5,531
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$1.49
TZS3,872
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$53.39
TZS138,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$9.61
TZS24,889
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Lusaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$17.80
TZS46,091
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$49.12
TZS127,212
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$35.24
TZS91,261
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$56.95
TZS147,492
|
|
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