Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 18.6% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Poland, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 84.1% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 30.5% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 29.2% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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