Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 33.1% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Port Vila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 79.3% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Port Vila
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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