Cost of living comparison
Brighton is 3.3 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Brighton instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,951.89
|
$19.37
£15.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,807.57
|
$8.26
£6.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,815.69
|
$2.02
£1.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS990.38
|
$1.50
£1.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,475.95
|
$1.93
£1.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,427.84
|
$5.27
£4.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,746.30
|
$6.42
£5.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,387.66
|
$4.58
£3.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,685.09
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,695.37
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS786.15
|
$0.94
£0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS786.15
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,197.94
|
$1.46
£1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS673.84
|
$0.81
£0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,048.20
|
$0.81
£0.64
|
|
pay 79.0% more for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,771.60
|
$7.25
£5.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$117.50
£93.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,531.14
£29,153.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.17
£17.70
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS79,230.29
|
$36.00
£28.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,778.80
£1,419.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,530.47
£1,221.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$225.51
£179.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,713.44
£1,367.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,081.52
£14,430.01
|
pay 6.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,971.14
|
$7.75
£6.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,757.97
|
$4.26
£3.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,951.89
|
$20.02
£15.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.08
£39.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$16.79
£13.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$92.25
£73.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.42
£38.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.56
£80.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$83.95
£67.00
|
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