Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Bansko, Bulgaria
Bansko vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Bansko is 59.9% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 2.9 times more in Bansko
Groceries
pay 74.5% more in Bansko
Transportation
pay 34.9% more in Bansko
Housing
pay 54.7% less in Bansko
Entertainment and Sports
pay 56.6% more in Bansko

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

Bansko vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Bansko
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,913.50
$10.30
BGN17.11
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,654.02
$8.22
BGN13.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,801.62
$1.47
BGN2.44

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pay 74.5% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Bansko
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,456.75
$1.06
BGN1.76
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,370.26
$5.28
BGN8.77
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,639.74
$6.60
BGN10.96

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pay 34.9% more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Bansko
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,688.10
$5.46
BGN9.07
Monthly public transit pass ?? $25.71
BGN42.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,128.56
BGN46,717.88

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pay 54.7% less for housing

 
Dodoma
Bansko
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS78,616.08
$13.48
BGN22.39
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $297.72
BGN494.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $461.50
BGN766.50

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Bansko
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $554.43
BGN920.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,747.31
BGN11,206.41

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pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Bansko
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,948.10
$2.74
BGN4.55
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,697.82
$2.25
BGN3.74
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,913.50
$2.74
BGN4.55

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Bansko
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $21.92
BGN36.41
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $24.66
BGN40.96
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $43.84
BGN72.81

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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: July 2025
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