Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 23.0% cheaper than Centurion (Verwoerdburg).
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.6% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 18.7% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 19.0% less in Dodoma
- Housing
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pay 35.5% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.0% less in Dodoma
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Centurion (Verwoerdburg), you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
|
Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
ZAR191.31
|
$1.86
TZS4,588.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR87.63
|
$7.45
TZS18,355.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.87
|
$0.68
TZS1,682.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
ZAR14.36
|
$0.37
TZS917.78
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
|
Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR20.03
|
$0.93
TZS2,294.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
ZAR79.08
|
$2.79
TZS6,883.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
ZAR82.47
|
$5.17
TZS12,738.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZAR45.35
|
$2.03
TZS4,992.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
ZAR39.44
|
$3.27
TZS8,048.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.92
|
$1.01
TZS2,497.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR13.01
|
$0.30
TZS728.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.57
|
$0.30
TZS728.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.96
|
$0.45
TZS1,110.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.97
|
$0.25
TZS624.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR13.18
|
$0.39
TZS971.36
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
|
Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
ZAR93.59
|
$4.05
TZS9,981.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.88
ZAR1,700.54
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,663.17
ZAR424,073.29
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
ZAR191.31
|
?? | |
pay 35.5% less for housing
|
Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.17
ZAR863.95
|
$29.79
TZS73,422.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$198.80
ZAR3,719.94
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$331.33
ZAR6,199.90
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.06
ZAR1,535.47
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.11
ZAR4,361.90
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR89,825.19
|
?? |
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
ZAR42.51
|
$1.12
TZS2,753.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR37.34
|
$2.92
TZS7,189.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.12
ZAR58.46
|
$1.86
TZS4,588.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.72
ZAR836.72
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
ZAR140.83
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR918.51
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR648.33
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.71
ZAR1,716.04
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,839.53
|
?? |
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