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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 63.9% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 52.9% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 23.5% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 55.0% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.5% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Centurion (Verwoerdburg) are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Centurion (Verwoerdburg).

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Centurion (Verwoerdburg) instead of Dodoma, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.86 TZS4,588.88	$10.22 ZAR191.31	+449.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 TZS18,355.51	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 TZS1,682.59	$1.01 ZAR18.87	+47.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 TZS917.78	$0.77 ZAR14.36	+106.1%
Average			+141.5%

Dodoma vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.9% more for groceries

	Dodoma	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 TZS2,294.44	$1.07 ZAR20.03	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 TZS6,883.32	$4.23 ZAR79.08	+51.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 TZS12,738.58	$4.41 ZAR82.47	-14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.03 TZS4,992.70	$2.42 ZAR45.35	+19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.27 TZS8,048.40	$2.11 ZAR39.44	-35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 TZS2,497.78	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS728.52	$0.70 ZAR13.01	+135.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS728.52	$0.73 ZAR13.57	+145.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 TZS1,110.12	$0.75 ZAR13.96	+65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TZS624.44	$0.64 ZAR11.97	+152.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS971.36	$0.70 ZAR13.18	+78.8%
Average			+52.9%

Dodoma vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.5% more for transportation

	Dodoma	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 TZS9,981.95	$5.00 ZAR93.59	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.22 ZAR191.31
Average			+23.5%

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pay 55.0% more for housing

	Dodoma	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.79 TZS73,422.05	$46.17 ZAR863.95	+55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47
Average			+55.0%

Dodoma vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19

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pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TZS2,753.33	$2.27 ZAR42.51	+103.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TZS7,189.24	$2.00 ZAR37.34	-31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.86 TZS4,588.88	$3.12 ZAR58.46	+67.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$44.72 ZAR836.72
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.53 ZAR140.83
Average			+46.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Dodoma	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$49.09 ZAR918.51
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$34.65 ZAR648.33
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53

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