Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 6.9% cheaper than Dodoma.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,989.89
|
$1.78
₹150.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,959.58
|
$4.45
₹375.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,829.63
|
$0.43
₹36.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS997.98
|
$0.20
₹17.27
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,494.95
|
$0.54
₹45.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,484.84
|
$3.76
₹317.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,851.79
|
$2.45
₹206.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,429.01
|
$0.93
₹78.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,751.74
|
$1.61
₹136.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,716.06
|
$1.27
₹107.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS792.18
|
$0.41
₹34.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS792.18
|
$0.63
₹52.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,207.14
|
$0.26
₹21.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS679.01
|
$0.23
₹19.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,056.24
|
$0.24
₹20.18
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,854.26
|
$4.63
₹390.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.85
₹1,000.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,776.60
₹1,500,263.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.56
₹300.05
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS79,838.31
|
$10.05
₹848.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$195.87
₹16,530.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$116.42
₹9,825.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$31.71
₹2,675.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$84.21
₹7,107.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,425.36
₹120,293.89
|
pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,993.94
|
$2.01
₹170.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,817.50
|
$1.83
₹154.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,989.89
|
$4.21
₹355.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.49
₹1,644.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.96
₹250.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Chennai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$26.09
₹2,202.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.99
₹2,108.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$47.54
₹4,012.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$35.84
₹3,024.77
|
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