Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 1.7% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 85.8% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 70.1% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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