Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 24.9% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.26
|
$6.41
TZS16,356
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.35
|
$10.68
TZS27,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$0.68
TZS1,726
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$0.57
TZS1,454
|
|
pay 71.0% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.28
TZS3,271
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.20
|
$16.02
TZS40,890
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.07
|
$6.87
TZS17,542
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.73
|
$2.39
TZS6,106
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.34
|
$4.20
TZS10,716
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.29
TZS3,297
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN2.99
|
$0.36
TZS907
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.85
|
$0.27
TZS692
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.22
|
$0.58
TZS1,484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.36
TZS907
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.97
TZS2,473
|
|
pay 78.9% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.06
|
$3.88
TZS9,914
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.51
|
$6.41
TZS16,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,061.39
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.32
|
$15.80
TZS40,344
|
|
pay 65.3% more for housing
Minsk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.27
|
$54.10
TZS138,116
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,315.99
|
$199.31
TZS508,848
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN863.83
|
$128.13
TZS327,117
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.56
|
$45.61
TZS116,438
|
|
pay 30.3% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,513.28
|
$437.78
TZS1,117,649
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,550.30
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,632,727
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.05
|
$0.85
TZS2,181
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.77
|
$2.14
TZS5,452
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.19
|
$1.49
TZS3,816
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.73
|
$53.39
TZS136,299
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.48
|
$9.61
TZS24,534
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.19
|
$17.80
TZS45,433
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN153.83
|
$49.12
TZS125,395
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN352.51
|
$35.24
TZS89,957
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN370.97
|
$56.95
TZS145,385
|
|
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