Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 41.7% more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 53.9% more for restaurants
|
Bangalore
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
₹300.18
|
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
₹320.19
|
$7.45
TZS19,866.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.97
|
$0.68
TZS1,821.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.36
|
$0.37
TZS993.35
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
|
Bangalore
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹49.19
|
$0.93
TZS2,483.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
₹319.62
|
$2.79
TZS7,450.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
₹200.85
|
$5.17
TZS13,787.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₹93.46
|
$2.03
TZS5,403.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₹154.50
|
$3.27
TZS8,711.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹107.66
|
$1.01
TZS2,703.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
₹33.24
|
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₹50.33
|
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.50
|
$0.45
TZS1,201.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.87
|
$0.25
TZS675.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.43
|
$0.39
TZS1,051.34
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Bangalore
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
₹388.97
|
$4.05
TZS10,803.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.41
₹1,300.77
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.03
₹340.20
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Bangalore
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.44
₹966.14
|
$29.79
TZS79,467.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.94
₹26,843.94
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.40
₹15,484.53
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.38
₹2,818.39
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangalore
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.79
₹10,198.60
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,580.34
₹302,289.20
|
?? |
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangalore
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.12
|
$1.12
TZS2,980.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₹183.42
|
$2.92
TZS7,781.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
₹360.21
|
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
₹1,835.64
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
₹400.24
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangalore
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.90
₹2,778.09
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
₹2,559.84
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.75
₹4,538.17
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.87
₹3,281.93
|
?? |
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