Cost of living comparison
Cuenca is 33.8% more expensive than Dodoma.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.9% more in Cuenca
- Groceries
-
pay 29.4% more in Cuenca
- Transportation
-
pay 40.9% less in Cuenca
- Housing
-
pay 7.9% more in Cuenca
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Cuenca
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Cuenca are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Cuenca.
If you lived in Cuenca instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 54.9% more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS5,003.09
|
$3.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS20,012.35
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,834.47
|
$1.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS1,000.62
|
$0.65
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,501.54
|
$1.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,504.63
|
$2.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,888.42
|
$4.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,443.36
|
$1.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,774.88
|
$2.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,723.24
|
$0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS794.28
|
$0.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS794.28
|
$0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,210.33
|
$0.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS680.81
|
$0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,059.04
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,882.96
|
$2.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.65
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS80,049.40
|
$32.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$334.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$309.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$29.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$255.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,650.00
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS3,001.85
|
$2.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,838.17
|
$2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS5,003.09
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$29.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Cuenca
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$61.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$66.67
|
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