Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 26.7% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Baku, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$7.45
TZS17,614.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$0.68
TZS1,614.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.37
TZS880.71
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$0.93
TZS2,201.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$2.79
TZS6,605.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$5.17
TZS12,224.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$2.03
TZS4,791.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$3.27
TZS7,723.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$1.01
TZS2,396.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.45
TZS1,065.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.25
TZS599.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.39
TZS932.13
|
|
pay 64.3% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$4.05
TZS9,578.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
?? | |
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Baku
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$29.79
TZS70,457.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Baku
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
?? |
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.12
TZS2,642.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$2.92
TZS6,898.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Baku
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
?? |
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