Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Bitola, Macedonia
Bitola vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Bitola is 28.6% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 97.5% more in Bitola
Groceries
pay 32.7% more in Bitola
Transportation
pay 31.3% more in Bitola
Housing
pay 44.8% less in Bitola
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.5% more in Bitola

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

Bitola vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 97.5% more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Bitola
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,830.89
$4.52
MKD241.11
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,323.55
$4.35
MKD231.84
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,771.33
$1.51
MKD80.71

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pay 32.7% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Bitola
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,415.44
$0.78
MKD41.46
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,246.33
$4.57
MKD243.84
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,410.40
$5.07
MKD270.18

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pay 31.3% more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Bitola
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,508.39
$5.32
MKD283.47
Monthly public transit pass ?? $15.66
MKD834.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $30,658.60
MKD1,634,145.97

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pay 44.8% less for housing

 
Dodoma
Bitola
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS77,294.21
$16.45
MKD876.61
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $360.87
MKD19,234.90
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $232.54
MKD12,394.82

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Bitola
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $206.59
MKD11,011.32
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,113.50
MKD59,351.12

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Bitola
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,898.53
$1.96
MKD104.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,568.39
$1.60
MKD85.34
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,830.89
$2.78
MKD148.38

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Bitola
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $73.64
MKD3,925.25
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $45.66
MKD2,433.96
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $70.89
MKD3,778.56

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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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