Cost of living comparison
Covilha is 98.7% more expensive than Dodoma.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.2 times more in Covilha
- Groceries
-
pay 71.6% more in Covilha
- Transportation
-
pay 68.0% more in Covilha
- Housing
-
pay 25.9% more in Covilha
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0 times more in Covilha
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in Covilha are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Covilha.
If you lived in Covilha instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Covilha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,940.16
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,760.64
|
$8.57
€7.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,811.39
|
$1.79
€1.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS988.03
|
$1.29
€1.18
|
|
pay 71.6% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Covilha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,470.08
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,410.24
|
$3.53
€3.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,713.73
|
$3.63
€3.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,374.89
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,664.51
|
$3.32
€3.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,688.99
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS784.29
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS784.29
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,195.10
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS672.25
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,045.72
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
pay 68.0% more for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Covilha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,746.08
|
$6.80
€6.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.80
€38.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,294.55
€25,919.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.34
€9.47
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Covilha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS79,042.54
|
$37.50
€34.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$589.47
€539.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$375.12
€343.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$94.25
€86.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Covilha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$80.38
€73.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,894.70
€5,399.81
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Covilha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,964.10
|
$2.68
€2.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,739.58
|
$1.54
€1.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,940.16
|
$5.89
€5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.33
€36.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.50
€6.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Covilha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.02
€68.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$12.86
€11.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.50
€95.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.21
€105.54
|
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