Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 11.8% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
$10.68
TZS27,629.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
$0.68
TZS1,749.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
$0.57
TZS1,473.58
|
|
pay 70.6% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
$1.28
TZS3,315.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
$16.02
TZS41,444.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
$6.87
TZS17,780.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
$2.39
TZS6,189.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
$4.20
TZS10,861.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
$1.29
TZS3,342.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
$0.27
TZS701.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
$0.58
TZS1,503.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
$0.36
TZS919.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
$0.97
TZS2,506.53
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
$3.88
TZS10,048.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
$6.41
TZS16,577.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
$15.80
TZS40,891.97
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
$54.10
TZS139,990.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
$199.31
TZS515,754.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
$128.13
TZS331,556.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
$45.61
TZS118,018.32
|
|
pay 45.8% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
$437.78
TZS1,132,818.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,736,318.29
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
$0.85
TZS2,210.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
$2.14
TZS5,525.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
$1.49
TZS3,868.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
$53.39
TZS138,148.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
$9.61
TZS24,866.74
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
$17.80
TZS46,049.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
$49.12
TZS127,096.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
$35.24
TZS91,178.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
$56.95
TZS147,358.44
|
|
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