Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 4.5% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.98
|
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
$10.68
TZS27,714.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$0.68
TZS1,755.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$0.57
TZS1,478.12
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.28
TZS3,325.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.32
|
$16.02
TZS41,572.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.66
|
$6.87
TZS17,835.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
$2.39
TZS6,208.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.23
|
$4.20
TZS10,895.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.29
TZS3,352.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.27
TZS703.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.58
TZS1,508.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.97
TZS2,514.24
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$3.88
TZS10,079.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$15.80
TZS41,017.82
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.30
|
$54.10
TZS140,421.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€412.42
|
$199.31
TZS517,341.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€303.61
|
$128.13
TZS332,576.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.86
|
$45.61
TZS118,381.56
|
|
pay 42.7% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€174.59
|
$437.78
TZS1,136,304.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,443.11
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,760,128.73
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.05
|
$0.85
TZS2,217.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.14
TZS5,542.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.59
|
$1.49
TZS3,880.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.08
|
$53.39
TZS138,573.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$9.61
TZS24,943.27
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.74
|
$17.80
TZS46,191.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.74
|
$49.12
TZS127,487.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.82
|
$35.24
TZS91,458.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.71
|
$56.95
TZS147,811.98
|
|
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