Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 40.2% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 80.4% more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT248.47
|
$1.86
TZS4,951.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT546.64
|
$7.45
TZS19,807.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.19
|
$0.68
TZS1,815.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.72
|
$0.37
TZS990.38
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT81.09
|
$0.93
TZS2,475.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT474.44
|
$2.79
TZS7,427.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT350.70
|
$5.17
TZS13,746.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT154.57
|
$2.03
TZS5,387.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT173.34
|
$3.27
TZS8,685.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT138.74
|
$1.01
TZS2,695.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT60.74
|
$0.30
TZS786.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT130.08
|
$0.30
TZS786.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT45.51
|
$0.45
TZS1,197.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT25.71
|
$0.25
TZS673.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT47.77
|
$0.39
TZS1,048.20
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT484.58
|
$4.05
TZS10,771.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT2,981.65
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT2,981,651.17
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT546.64
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,566.08
|
$29.79
TZS79,230.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,753.20
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,550.31
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,654.29
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,294.34
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT177,543.77
|
?? |
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT496.94
|
$1.12
TZS2,971.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT242.70
|
$2.92
TZS7,757.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT347.86
|
$1.86
TZS4,951.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,128.28
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT496.94
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT1,975.34
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,349.18
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT4,999.20
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,410.69
|
?? |
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