Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 11.9% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Manila, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱259.56
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
$10.68
TZS27,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱58.16
|
$0.68
TZS1,741
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱25.96
|
$0.57
TZS1,466
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Manila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
$1.28
TZS3,298
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱193.85
|
$16.02
TZS41,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱376.98
|
$6.87
TZS17,685
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
$2.39
TZS6,156
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱119.01
|
$4.20
TZS10,804
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱74.12
|
$1.29
TZS3,324
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.25
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱78.38
|
$0.27
TZS698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱37.57
|
$0.58
TZS1,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱49.79
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱56.36
|
$0.97
TZS2,493
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
Manila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱308.45
|
$3.88
TZS9,995
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱706.00
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱156.25
|
$15.80
TZS40,673
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Manila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
$54.10
TZS139,242
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
$199.31
TZS512,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
$128.13
TZS329,785
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
$45.61
TZS117,388
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Manila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
$437.78
TZS1,126,764
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,694,973
|
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱80.98
|
$0.85
TZS2,199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱176.97
|
$2.14
TZS5,496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
$1.49
TZS3,847
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
$53.39
TZS137,410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱353.00
|
$9.61
TZS24,734
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Manila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
$17.80
TZS45,803
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
$49.12
TZS126,417
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
$35.24
TZS90,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
$56.95
TZS146,571
|
|
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