Cost of living comparison

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Dakar vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 73.4% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Dakar
Groceries
pay 86.9% more in Dakar
Transportation
pay 51.2% more in Dakar
Housing
pay 63.1% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 47.8% more in Dakar

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Dakar are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Dakar.

Dakar vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,933.28
$6.54
F CFA3,942
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,733.11
$8.99
F CFA5,420
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,808.87
$0.93
F CFA558

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pay 86.9% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Dakar
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,466.64
$0.55
F CFA333
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,399.92
$6.75
F CFA4,069
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,694.62
$10.56
F CFA6,368

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pay 51.2% more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,731.11
$6.12
F CFA3,693
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.51
F CFA14,782
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,959.22
F CFA16,260,482

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pay 63.1% more for housing

 
Dodoma
Dakar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS78,932.43
$48.58
F CFA29,302
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $932.62
F CFA562,509
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $326.78
F CFA197,097

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $249.17
F CFA150,286
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,796.99
F CFA4,099,613

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pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,959.97
$2.45
F CFA1,478
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,728.80
$4.23
F CFA2,552
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,933.28
$1.47
F CFA887

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Dakar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $58.82
F CFA35,477
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $37.58
F CFA22,666
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $88.23
F CFA53,217

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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