Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 34.4% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$10.68
TZS27,714.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$0.68
TZS1,755.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$0.57
TZS1,478.12
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$1.28
TZS3,325.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$16.02
TZS41,572.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$6.87
TZS17,835.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$2.39
TZS6,208.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$4.20
TZS10,895.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$1.29
TZS3,352.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$0.27
TZS703.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$0.58
TZS1,508.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$0.97
TZS2,514.24
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$3.88
TZS10,079.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
$15.80
TZS41,017.82
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$54.10
TZS140,421.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$199.31
TZS517,341.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$128.13
TZS332,576.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$45.61
TZS118,381.56
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$437.78
TZS1,136,304.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,760,128.73
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$0.85
TZS2,217.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$2.14
TZS5,542.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$1.49
TZS3,880.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$53.39
TZS138,573.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$9.61
TZS24,943.27
|
|
pay 49.1% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$17.80
TZS46,191.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$49.12
TZS127,487.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$35.24
TZS91,458.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$56.95
TZS147,811.98
|
|
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