Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 6.0% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,734
|
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,905
|
$10.68
TZS27,655
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,739
|
$0.68
TZS1,751
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.57
TZS1,475
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,393
|
$1.28
TZS3,319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,339
|
$16.02
TZS41,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,752
|
$6.87
TZS17,796
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,054
|
$2.39
TZS6,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,330
|
$4.20
TZS10,871
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,426
|
$1.29
TZS3,345
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,147
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS913
|
$0.27
TZS702
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.58
TZS1,505
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS907
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,412
|
$0.97
TZS2,509
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,081
|
$3.88
TZS10,058
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,124
|
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,841
|
$15.80
TZS40,929
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,739
|
$54.10
TZS140,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,890
|
$199.31
TZS516,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,423
|
$128.13
TZS331,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,773
|
$45.61
TZS118,126
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,240
|
$437.78
TZS1,133,847
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,707,400
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,743,346
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,097
|
$0.85
TZS2,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,269
|
$2.14
TZS5,531
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,632
|
$1.49
TZS3,872
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,100
|
$53.39
TZS138,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,072
|
$9.61
TZS24,889
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,487
|
$17.80
TZS46,091
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,998
|
$49.12
TZS127,212
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,887
|
$35.24
TZS91,261
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,504
|
$56.95
TZS147,492
|
|
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