Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 35.7% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$0.27
TZS703
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
|
pay 33.3% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
|
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