Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 31.5% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$157.13
|
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$89.04
|
$10.68
TZS27,655
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.46
|
$0.68
TZS1,751
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.46
|
$0.57
TZS1,475
|
|
pay 67.6% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.83
|
$1.28
TZS3,319
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$54.30
|
$16.02
TZS41,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$82.28
|
$6.87
TZS17,796
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.60
|
$2.39
TZS6,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$38.14
|
$4.20
TZS10,871
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$15.05
|
$1.29
TZS3,345
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.58
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.26
|
$0.27
TZS702
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.93
|
$0.58
TZS1,505
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.87
|
$0.36
TZS920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.87
|
$0.97
TZS2,509
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$79.47
|
$3.88
TZS10,058
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.42
|
$6.41
TZS16,593
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$157,128.90
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$126.75
|
$15.80
TZS40,929
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$994.94
|
$54.10
TZS140,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,692.53
|
$199.31
TZS516,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,788.69
|
$128.13
TZS331,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,310.11
|
$45.61
TZS118,126
|
|
pay 95.8% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,696.33
|
$437.78
TZS1,133,847
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$70,945.44
|
$2,989.71
TZS7,743,346
|
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$26.19
|
$0.85
TZS2,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.78
|
$2.14
TZS5,531
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.90
|
$1.49
TZS3,872
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$872.07
|
$53.39
TZS138,274
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.85
|
$9.61
TZS24,889
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$707.08
|
$17.80
TZS46,091
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$465.89
|
$49.12
TZS127,212
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,335.60
|
$35.24
TZS91,261
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,132.60
|
$56.95
TZS147,492
|
|
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