Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 3.0% cheaper than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
₾31.29
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
₾20.86
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
₾2.34
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₾1.35
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
₾1.80
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
₾12.38
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
₾20.91
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
₾6.82
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
₾8.47
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₾1.55
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
₾2.17
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₾2.05
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
₾2.11
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
₾1.07
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₾0.98
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
₾14.57
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
₾41.72
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
₾62,583.17
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
₾20.86
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
Tbilisi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
₾54.28
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
₾2,635.50
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
₾1,716.17
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
₾143.57
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 22.3% more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
₾621.09
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
₾14,003.29
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
₾5.22
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
₾7.57
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
₾8.24
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
₾152.43
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
₾17.73
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
₾259.33
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
₾144.70
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
₾339.39
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
₾426.74
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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