Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Keflavik, Iceland
Keflavik vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Keflavik is 3.5 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 5.7 times more in Keflavik
Groceries
pay 2.7 times more in Keflavik
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Keflavik
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Keflavik
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.6 times more in Keflavik

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

Keflavik vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.7 times more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Keflavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,913.50
$20.00
ISK2,418
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,654.02
$15.10
ISK1,826
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,801.62
$2.88
ISK349

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Keflavik
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,456.75
$3.61
ISK437
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,370.26
$7.76
ISK938
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,639.74
$6.40
ISK774

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Keflavik
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,688.10
$8.49
ISK1,027
Monthly public transit pass ?? $80.36
ISK9,718
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $42,450.45
ISK5,133,533

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Dodoma
Keflavik
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS78,616.08
$64.86
ISK7,844
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,345.35
ISK162,693
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $960.96
ISK116,209

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Keflavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $252.14
ISK30,491
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,993.99
ISK724,854

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pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Keflavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,948.10
$7.57
ISK915
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,697.82
$3.57
ISK431
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,913.50
$10.77
ISK1,303

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Keflavik
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $108.97
ISK13,178
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $49.72
ISK6,013
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $151.85
ISK18,364

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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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