Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 2.9 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,989.89
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,959.58
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,829.63
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS997.98
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 75.9% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,494.95
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,484.84
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,851.79
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,429.01
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,751.74
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,716.06
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS792.18
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS792.18
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,207.14
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS679.01
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,056.24
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,854.26
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS79,838.31
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$162.54
AED596.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,993.94
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,817.50
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,989.89
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$81.24
AED298.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.67
AED347.73
|
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