Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 5.7% more expensive than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.4% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 19.6% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 9.4% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 73.8% more in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.8% less in Dodoma
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB80.94
|
$1.86
TZS4,660.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB208.84
|
$7.45
TZS18,641.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.45
|
$0.68
TZS1,708.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.16
|
$0.37
TZS932.10
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.54
|
$0.93
TZS2,330.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB283.15
|
$2.79
TZS6,990.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB231.89
|
$5.17
TZS12,937.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.99
|
$2.03
TZS5,070.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.76
|
$3.27
TZS8,173.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.70
|
$1.01
TZS2,536.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.06
|
$0.30
TZS739.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.28
|
$0.30
TZS739.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.84
|
$0.45
TZS1,127.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB24.02
|
$0.25
TZS634.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.58
|
$0.39
TZS986.52
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB154.97
|
$4.05
TZS10,137.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB882.27
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,087,970.55
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB335.31
|
?? | |
pay 73.8% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB594.40
|
$29.79
TZS74,567.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,502.12
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,813.43
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,914.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,852.19
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB358,841.56
|
?? |
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB76.31
|
$1.12
TZS2,796.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.89
|
$2.92
TZS7,301.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB133.46
|
$1.86
TZS4,660.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,692.59
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB188.05
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,339.66
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,018.52
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,871.71
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,274.10
|
?? |
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