Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 54.6% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Russia, you would:
pay 32.3% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽722.53
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
$10.68
TZS27,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.08
|
$0.68
TZS1,741
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.24
|
$0.57
TZS1,466
|
|
pay 90.6% more for groceries
Russia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
$1.28
TZS3,298
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽410.80
|
$16.02
TZS41,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽324.46
|
$6.87
TZS17,685
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
$2.39
TZS6,156
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽166.95
|
$4.20
TZS10,804
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.45
|
$1.29
TZS3,324
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.15
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.80
|
$0.27
TZS698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.16
|
$0.58
TZS1,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.74
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.61
|
$0.97
TZS2,493
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
Russia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽221.51
|
$3.88
TZS9,995
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
$6.41
TZS16,489
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽318.01
|
$15.80
TZS40,673
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Russia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
$54.10
TZS139,242
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
$199.31
TZS512,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
$128.13
TZS329,785
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
$45.61
TZS117,388
|
|
pay 31.1% more for childcare
Russia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
$437.78
TZS1,126,764
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,694,973
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽144.96
|
$0.85
TZS2,199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽161.66
|
$2.14
TZS5,496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
$1.49
TZS3,847
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
$53.39
TZS137,410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽379.03
|
$9.61
TZS24,734
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Russia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
$17.80
TZS45,803
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
$49.12
TZS126,417
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
$35.24
TZS90,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
$56.95
TZS146,571
|
|
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