Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 51.4% cheaper than Cambridge.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.3% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 55.0% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 43.8% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 18.4% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 70.6% less in Dodoma
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Cambridge, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
|
Cambridge
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£14.39
|
$1.86
TZS5,017.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.68
|
$7.45
TZS20,068.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
£2.16
|
$0.68
TZS1,839.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.59
|
$0.37
TZS1,003.41
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
|
Cambridge
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
£1.58
|
$0.93
TZS2,508.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.09
£4.53
|
$2.79
TZS7,525.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
£5.44
|
$5.17
TZS13,927.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.53
£3.37
|
$2.03
TZS5,458.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
£3.55
|
$3.27
TZS8,799.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.06
|
$1.01
TZS2,730.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.67
|
$0.30
TZS796.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.16
|
$0.30
TZS796.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.20
|
$0.45
TZS1,213.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
£0.71
|
$0.25
TZS682.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
£0.66
|
$0.39
TZS1,061.99
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
|
Cambridge
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
£5.36
|
$4.05
TZS10,913.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$76.20
£56.61
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,140.15
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.12
£20.15
|
?? | |
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Cambridge
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.51
£27.12
|
$29.79
TZS80,272.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,765.10
£1,311.35
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,425.36
£1,058.95
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$247.58
£183.94
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cambridge
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,131.68
£1,583.70
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,928.96
£11,834.14
|
?? |
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cambridge
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.10
£5.28
|
$1.12
TZS3,010.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.70
£3.49
|
$2.92
TZS7,860.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.43
|
$1.86
TZS5,017.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.29
£40.33
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.50
£11.51
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cambridge
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
£75.16
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.82
£37.01
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
£67.85
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.05
£86.96
|
?? |
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