Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 37.0% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.06
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.43
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES53.94
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 71.1% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES696.42
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.07
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.29
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.17
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.79
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.81
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.67
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.32
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.42
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES618.75
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 90.0% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.44
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.33
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES785.41
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
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