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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 67.8% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 54.6% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 42.0% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Jeddah (Jiddah).

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Dodoma, you would:

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pay 60.5% more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.86 TZS4,588.88	$6.66 SAR25.00	+257.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 TZS18,355.51	$7.99 SAR30.00	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 TZS1,682.59	$0.75 SAR2.82	+10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 TZS917.78	$0.25 SAR0.94	-33.0%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 54.6% more for groceries

	Dodoma	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 TZS2,294.44	$1.05 SAR3.93	+12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 TZS6,883.32	$3.72 SAR13.96	+33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 TZS12,738.58	$6.45 SAR24.23	+24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.03 TZS4,992.70	$2.70 SAR10.14	+33.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.27 TZS8,048.40	$3.38 SAR12.70	+3.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 TZS2,497.78	$1.00 SAR3.77	-1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS728.52	$0.73 SAR2.74	+146.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS728.52	$0.69 SAR2.57	+131.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 TZS1,110.12	$0.75 SAR2.82	+66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TZS624.44	$0.55 SAR2.06	+116.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS971.36	$0.52 SAR1.96	+32.4%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 42.0% less for transportation

	Dodoma	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 TZS9,981.95	$2.35 SAR8.82	-42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.61 SAR129.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.64 SAR54.99
Average			-42.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Dodoma	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.79 TZS73,422.05	$72.50 SAR272.27	+143.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$455.92 SAR1,712.26
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$396.27 SAR1,488.25
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$84.65 SAR317.92
Average			+143.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$369.34 SAR1,387.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TZS2,753.33	$1.86 SAR7.00	+66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TZS7,189.24	$4.16 SAR15.63	+42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.86 TZS4,588.88	$6.66 SAR25.00	+257.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$94.62 SAR355.36
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$14.64 SAR54.99
Average			+122.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Dodoma	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$49.05 SAR184.23
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$56.89 SAR213.66
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$93.50 SAR351.15
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$83.80 SAR314.70

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