Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 11.7% cheaper than Bali.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Bali, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
|
Bali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.64
IDR42,629.48
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
IDR72,191.75
|
$7.45
TZS17,614.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
IDR19,965.11
|
$0.68
TZS1,614.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
IDR24,756.74
|
$0.37
TZS880.71
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
|
Bali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
IDR35,958.25
|
$0.93
TZS2,201.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.01
IDR161,913.13
|
$2.79
TZS6,605.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
IDR105,479.31
|
$5.17
TZS12,224.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
IDR31,341.66
|
$2.03
TZS4,791.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
IDR29,190.42
|
$3.27
TZS7,723.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
IDR21,329.06
|
$1.01
TZS2,396.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,079.01
|
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
IDR19,691.78
|
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
IDR16,183.31
|
$0.45
TZS1,065.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR11,018.13
|
$0.25
TZS599.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
IDR15,052.08
|
$0.39
TZS932.13
|
|
pay 21.0% more for transportation
|
Bali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.35
IDR54,122.36
|
$4.05
TZS9,578.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.42
IDR136,217.75
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,046.15
IDR421,200,167.78
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.08
IDR66,003.91
|
?? | |
pay 4.4% less for housing
|
Bali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.17
IDR504,053.09
|
$29.79
TZS70,457.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,235.95
IDR19,986,931.50
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$614.33
IDR9,934,473.31
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.78
IDR1,128,506.27
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$255.10
IDR4,125,242.67
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,370.36
IDR135,359,525.04
|
?? |
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.87
IDR46,408.98
|
$1.12
TZS2,642.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
IDR38,260.27
|
$2.92
TZS6,898.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.41
IDR1,348,772.17
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.99
IDR64,456.92
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bali
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.85
IDR886,999.47
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.10
IDR438,307.03
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.72
IDR1,289,138.33
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.73
IDR1,159,966.67
|
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