Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 33.7% cheaper than Dakar.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.2% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 32.1% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 33.9% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 38.7% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.6% less in Dodoma
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,111
|
$1.86
TZS4,518.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,653
|
$7.45
TZS18,072.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$0.68
TZS1,656.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.37
TZS903.61
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$0.93
TZS2,259.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,243
|
$2.79
TZS6,777.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,642
|
$5.17
TZS12,541.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,519
|
$2.03
TZS4,915.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$3.27
TZS7,924.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.01
TZS2,459.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.30
TZS717.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$0.30
TZS717.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.45
TZS1,092.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.25
TZS614.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.39
TZS956.36
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,852
|
$4.05
TZS9,827.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,417
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,958,273
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,930
|
?? | |
pay 38.7% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,559
|
$29.79
TZS72,288.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,648
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,555
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,304
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,736
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,275,540
|
?? |
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,542
|
$1.12
TZS2,710.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,662
|
$2.92
TZS7,078.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$1.86
TZS4,518.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,768
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,139
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA37,000
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,639
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,500
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,326
|
?? |
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