Cost of living comparison

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Dodoma vs. Almere Cost of Living Summary

Dodoma is 50.6% cheaper than Almere.

Restaurants
pay 70.0% less in Dodoma
Groceries
pay 48.5% less in Dodoma
Transportation
pay 47.6% less in Dodoma
Housing
pay 26.7% less in Dodoma
Entertainment and Sports
pay 60.1% less in Dodoma

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Dodoma.

Dodoma vs. Almere Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dodoma instead of Almere, you would:

pay 70.0% less for restaurants

 
Almere
Dodoma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.36
€19.75
$1.86
TZS4,588.88
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.33
€11.95
$7.45
TZS18,355.51
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.38
€2.30
$0.68
TZS1,682.59

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pay 48.5% less for groceries

 
Almere
Dodoma
Bread
1 loaf
$1.92
€1.87
$0.93
TZS2,294.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.17
€5.98
$2.79
TZS6,883.32
Milk (1 gallon) $4.76
€4.61
$5.17
TZS12,738.58

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pay 47.6% less for transportation

 
Almere
Dodoma
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.73
€7.50
$4.05
TZS9,981.95
Monthly public transit pass $91.10
€88.35
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,152.89
€31,181.59
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pay 26.7% less for housing

 
Almere
Dodoma
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.65
€39.42
$29.79
TZS73,422.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,245.92
€1,208.29
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,103.92
€1,070.57
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Almere
Dodoma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,309.22
€2,239.46
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,180.81
€6,963.89
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pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Almere
Dodoma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.82
€4.68
$1.12
TZS2,753.33
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.59
€3.48
$2.92
TZS7,189.24
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.06
€11.69
$1.86
TZS4,588.88

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Almere
Dodoma
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.02
€75.67
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.81
€29.88
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.76
€87.05
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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