Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 5.4% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,698.79
|
$1.86
TZS4,413.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,063.21
|
$7.45
TZS17,653.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,588.51
|
$0.68
TZS1,618.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,766.87
|
$0.37
TZS882.70
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,820.84
|
$0.93
TZS2,206.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,591.95
|
$2.79
TZS6,620.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,491.51
|
$5.17
TZS12,251.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,270.69
|
$2.03
TZS4,801.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,659.61
|
$3.27
TZS7,740.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,168.29
|
$1.01
TZS2,402.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,079.20
|
$0.30
TZS700.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,405.90
|
$0.30
TZS700.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,324.99
|
$0.45
TZS1,067.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,101.62
|
$0.25
TZS600.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,016.23
|
$0.39
TZS934.23
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,203.78
|
$4.05
TZS9,600.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP174,279.49
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,136,958.38
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,075.80
|
?? | |
pay 24.7% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP103,629.66
|
$29.79
TZS70,615.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,857,894.13
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,363,034.30
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP279,908.87
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,003,309.58
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,213,186.69
|
?? |
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,010.54
|
$1.12
TZS2,648.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,227.38
|
$2.92
TZS6,914.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,021.07
|
$1.86
TZS4,413.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP92,771.99
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,042.14
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP223,258.22
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP182,474.31
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP368,710.48
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP309,436.75
|
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