Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 39.7% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
NOK209.96
|
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
NOK125.97
|
$10.68
TZS27,714.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
NOK30.82
|
$0.68
TZS1,755.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK28.15
|
$0.57
TZS1,478.12
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
NOK36.69
|
$1.28
TZS3,325.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
NOK62.22
|
$16.02
TZS41,572.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
NOK83.08
|
$6.87
TZS17,835.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
NOK41.52
|
$2.39
TZS6,208.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
NOK64.97
|
$4.20
TZS10,895.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.71
|
$1.29
TZS3,352.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NOK9.89
|
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
NOK12.83
|
$0.27
TZS703.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK17.87
|
$0.58
TZS1,508.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NOK9.21
|
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.94
|
$0.97
TZS2,514.24
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
NOK88.03
|
$3.88
TZS10,079.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
NOK854.53
|
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
NOK367,424.76
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
NOK230.95
|
$15.80
TZS41,017.82
|
|
pay 52.2% less for housing
Oslo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
NOK438.89
|
$54.10
TZS140,421.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
NOK14,425.91
|
$199.31
TZS517,341.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
NOK12,504.44
|
$128.13
TZS332,576.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
NOK1,733.44
|
$45.61
TZS118,381.56
|
|
pay 10.0% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
NOK3,431.48
|
$437.78
TZS1,136,304.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
NOK83,585.38
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,760,128.73
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
NOK104.98
|
$0.85
TZS2,217.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
NOK46.66
|
$2.14
TZS5,542.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
NOK157.47
|
$1.49
TZS3,880.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
NOK460.66
|
$53.39
TZS138,573.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
NOK167.97
|
$9.61
TZS24,943.27
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NOK865.81
|
$17.80
TZS46,191.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
NOK400.06
|
$49.12
TZS127,487.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
NOK1,078.55
|
$35.24
TZS91,458.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
NOK1,143.26
|
$56.95
TZS147,811.98
|
|
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