Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 27.8% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.70
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€5.00
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.64
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.19
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.52
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.23
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.70
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.25
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,560.46
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.24
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.81
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€636.93
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€523.30
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€133.49
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€349.73
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,289.93
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.36
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.65
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.91
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.24
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.74
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€99.15
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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