Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Ibague, Colombia
Ibague vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Ibague is 2.5% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 51.8% more in Ibague
Groceries
pay 25.4% more in Ibague
Transportation
pay 26.2% less in Ibague
Housing
pay 22.5% less in Ibague
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.1% less in Ibague

The cost of restaurants and groceries in Ibague are more expensive than in Dodoma. Expenses including transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ibague.

Ibague vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 51.8% more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Ibague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,913.50
$5.00
COP19,893.76
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,654.02
$4.62
COP18,385.43
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,801.62
$0.81
COP3,217.45

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Ibague
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,456.75
$1.34
COP5,339.69
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,370.26
$2.21
COP8,799.07
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,639.74
$4.49
COP17,880.32

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pay 26.2% less for transportation

 
Dodoma
Ibague
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,688.10
$2.99
COP11,896.90
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $15,009.35
COP59,752,660.08

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pay 22.5% less for housing

 
Dodoma
Ibague
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS78,616.08
$23.09
COP91,927.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $161.64
COP643,490.19
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $115.46
COP459,635.85

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Ibague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $231.19
COP920,374.82
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,422.81
COP29,550,406.44

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Ibague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,948.10
$0.92
COP3,677.09
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,697.82
$1.31
COP5,209.21
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,913.50
$2.31
COP9,192.72

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Ibague
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $51.44
COP204,801.42
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $42.05
COP167,388.49
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $84.96
COP338,227.41

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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: July 2025
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