Cost of living comparison
Alba Iulia is 47.2% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,951.89
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,807.57
|
$5.93
RON28.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,815.69
|
$1.44
RON6.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS990.38
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,475.95
|
$1.00
RON4.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,427.84
|
$4.03
RON19.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,746.30
|
$5.04
RON24.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,387.66
|
$3.18
RON15.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,685.09
|
$2.80
RON13.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,695.37
|
$0.46
RON2.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS786.15
|
$0.65
RON3.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS786.15
|
$0.65
RON3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,197.94
|
$1.06
RON5.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS673.84
|
$0.33
RON1.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,048.20
|
$0.29
RON1.40
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,771.60
|
$5.62
RON26.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.16
RON77.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.85
RON23.17
|
|
pay 70.4% less for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Alba Iulia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS79,230.29
|
$8.81
RON42.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$301.23
RON1,439.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$247.29
RON1,181.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$114.84
RON548.74
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$403.19
RON1,926.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,126.45
RON29,273.38
|
pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,971.14
|
$1.62
RON7.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,757.97
|
$2.15
RON10.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,951.89
|
$5.39
RON25.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.43
RON183.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.17
RON24.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.94
RON195.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.48
RON164.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.28
RON374.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$68.23
RON326.03
|
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