Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Aleppo, Syria
Aleppo vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Aleppo is 54.4% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 28.8% more in Aleppo
Groceries
pay 26.5% more in Aleppo
Transportation
pay 26.9% more in Aleppo
Housing
pay 33.0% less in Aleppo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.2 times more in Aleppo

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Aleppo are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Aleppo.

Aleppo vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aleppo instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay 28.8% more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Aleppo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,830.89
$3.00
SYP39,006
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,323.55
$2.50
SYP32,505
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,771.33
$1.32
SYP17,126

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pay 26.5% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Aleppo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,415.44
$0.93
SYP12,105
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,246.33
$2.67
SYP34,738
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,410.40
$3.66
SYP47,631

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pay 26.9% more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Aleppo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,508.39
$5.14
SYP66,812
Monthly public transit pass ?? $3.00
SYP39,006
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $27,863.72
SYP362,284,124

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pay 33.0% less for housing

 
Dodoma
Aleppo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS77,294.21
$19.95
SYP259,419
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $89.80
SYP1,167,586
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $77.23
SYP1,004,089

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Aleppo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $69.35
SYP901,697
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,147.96
SYP40,929,761

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Aleppo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,898.53
$8.47
SYP110,063
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,568.39
$1.06
SYP13,841
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,830.89
$3.25
SYP42,256

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Aleppo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $24.47
SYP318,095
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $63.02
SYP819,329
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $112.93
SYP1,468,373

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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