Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 20.5% cheaper than Pretoria.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.4% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 17.4% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 19.9% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 23.9% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.7% less in Dodoma
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR155.34
|
$1.86
TZS4,925.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.39
|
$7.45
TZS19,703.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.38
|
$0.68
TZS1,806.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.81
|
$0.37
TZS985.17
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.58
|
$0.93
TZS2,462.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.40
|
$2.79
TZS7,388.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR89.58
|
$5.17
TZS13,674.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.79
|
$2.03
TZS5,359.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.86
|
$3.27
TZS8,639.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.59
|
$1.01
TZS2,681.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.48
|
$0.30
TZS782.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.23
|
$0.30
TZS782.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.73
|
$0.45
TZS1,191.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.66
|
$0.25
TZS670.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.63
|
$0.39
TZS1,042.69
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.16
|
$4.05
TZS10,714.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,190.95
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR347,963.39
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR160.00
|
?? | |
pay 23.9% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR713.47
|
$29.79
TZS78,813.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,590.99
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,914.66
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,568.54
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,950.09
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,523.44
|
?? |
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.50
|
$1.12
TZS2,955.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.39
|
$2.92
TZS7,717.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.85
|
$1.86
TZS4,925.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR623.74
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR142.40
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR894.97
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR631.72
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,682.86
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,792.39
|
?? |
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