Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 23.5% cheaper than Cape Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.0% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 18.3% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 20.4% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 31.2% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.7% less in Dodoma
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR150.89
|
$1.86
TZS4,850.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR90.54
|
$7.45
TZS19,403.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR17.58
|
$0.68
TZS1,778.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR13.82
|
$0.37
TZS970.19
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR18.99
|
$0.93
TZS2,425.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR73.17
|
$2.79
TZS7,276.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR75.33
|
$5.17
TZS13,466.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR44.86
|
$2.03
TZS5,277.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR40.68
|
$3.27
TZS8,508.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR12.95
|
$1.01
TZS2,640.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.32
|
$0.30
TZS770.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.18
|
$0.30
TZS770.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.37
|
$0.45
TZS1,173.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR9.73
|
$0.25
TZS660.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.52
|
$0.39
TZS1,026.84
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR90.15
|
$4.05
TZS10,552.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR754.46
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR352,081.43
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR169.00
|
?? | |
pay 31.2% less for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR766.64
|
$29.79
TZS77,615.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR13,892.47
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR8,956.52
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,263.21
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,667.13
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR76,380.04
|
?? |
pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR45.27
|
$1.12
TZS2,910.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR37.63
|
$2.92
TZS7,599.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR52.31
|
$1.86
TZS4,850.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR702.30
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR120.71
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR948.02
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR546.50
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,858.99
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,364.83
|
?? |
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