Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 60.0% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 8.9% more for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$10.68
TZS27,714.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$0.68
TZS1,755.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$0.57
TZS1,478.12
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$1.28
TZS3,325.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$16.02
TZS41,572.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$6.87
TZS17,835.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$2.39
TZS6,208.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$4.20
TZS10,895.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$1.29
TZS3,352.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$0.27
TZS703.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$0.58
TZS1,508.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$0.97
TZS2,514.24
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$3.88
TZS10,079.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
$15.80
TZS41,017.82
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Paramaribo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$54.10
TZS140,421.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$199.31
TZS517,341.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$128.13
TZS332,576.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
$45.61
TZS118,381.56
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$437.78
TZS1,136,304.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,760,128.73
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$0.85
TZS2,217.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$2.14
TZS5,542.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$1.49
TZS3,880.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$53.39
TZS138,573.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$9.61
TZS24,943.27
|
|
pay 47.6% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$17.80
TZS46,191.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$49.12
TZS127,487.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$35.24
TZS91,458.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$56.95
TZS147,811.98
|
|
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