Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 12.8% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.58
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.75
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.03
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 31.3% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.65
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.79
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,868.91
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,583.57
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.40
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC866.27
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,978.16
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.07
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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