Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 66.8% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 79.3% more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,866.90
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,821.13
|
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS993.35
|
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,483.36
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,450.09
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,787.48
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,403.80
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,711.10
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,703.45
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,201.53
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS675.86
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,051.34
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,803.87
|
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS79,467.60
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,980.04
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,781.20
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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