Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 12.5% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
$10.68
TZS27,629.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
$0.68
TZS1,749.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
$0.57
TZS1,473.58
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
$1.28
TZS3,315.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
$16.02
TZS41,444.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
$6.87
TZS17,780.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
$2.39
TZS6,189.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
$4.20
TZS10,861.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
$1.29
TZS3,342.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
$0.27
TZS701.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
$0.58
TZS1,503.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
$0.97
TZS2,506.53
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
$3.88
TZS10,048.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
$15.80
TZS40,891.97
|
|
pay 36.1% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
$54.10
TZS139,990.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
$199.31
TZS515,754.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
$128.13
TZS331,556.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
$45.61
TZS118,018.32
|
|
pay 57.4% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
$437.78
TZS1,132,818.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,736,318.29
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$0.85
TZS2,210.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
$2.14
TZS5,525.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
$1.49
TZS3,868.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
$53.39
TZS138,148.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
$9.61
TZS24,866.74
|
|
pay 47.3% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
$17.80
TZS46,049.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
$49.12
TZS127,096.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
$35.24
TZS91,178.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
$56.95
TZS147,358.44
|
|
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