Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 78.5% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,866.90
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,821.13
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS993.35
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 63.8% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,483.36
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,450.09
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,787.48
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,403.80
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,711.10
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,703.45
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,201.53
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS675.86
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,051.34
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 52.4% more for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,803.87
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS79,467.60
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,980.04
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,781.20
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
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