Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 15.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 89.7% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 36.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 34.8% more for housing
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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