Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 47.1% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$10.68
TZS27,714.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.68
TZS1,755.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$0.57
TZS1,478.12
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$1.28
TZS3,325.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.99
|
$16.02
TZS41,572.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$6.87
TZS17,835.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
$2.39
TZS6,208.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.19
|
$4.20
TZS10,895.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.29
TZS3,352.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.27
TZS703.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$0.58
TZS1,508.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.36
TZS921.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.97
TZS2,514.24
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$3.88
TZS10,079.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.70
|
$6.41
TZS16,628.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.65
|
$15.80
TZS41,017.82
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Valletta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
$54.10
TZS140,421.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
$199.31
TZS517,341.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.28
|
$128.13
TZS332,576.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
$45.61
TZS118,381.56
|
|
pay 53.4% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€632.63
|
$437.78
TZS1,136,304.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,760,128.73
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$0.85
TZS2,217.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$2.14
TZS5,542.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
$1.49
TZS3,880.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.83
|
$53.39
TZS138,573.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$9.61
TZS24,943.27
|
|
pay 63.6% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
$17.80
TZS46,191.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
$49.12
TZS127,487.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
$35.24
TZS91,458.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.33
|
$56.95
TZS147,811.98
|
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