Cost of living comparison
Lima is 41.8% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Lima instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,413.49
|
$5.23
PEN19.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS17,653.96
|
$6.10
PEN22.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,618.28
|
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS882.70
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 43.4% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,206.75
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS6,620.24
|
$4.22
PEN15.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS12,251.71
|
$4.95
PEN18.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS4,801.88
|
$2.70
PEN10.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS7,740.79
|
$2.25
PEN8.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,402.31
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS700.67
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS700.67
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,067.69
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS600.58
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS934.23
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS9,600.44
|
$5.39
PEN20.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.85
PEN89.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,163.52
PEN86,430.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.14
PEN75.16
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS70,615.85
|
$26.56
PEN99.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$575.58
PEN2,147.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$363.71
PEN1,357.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$44.01
PEN164.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$213.68
PEN797.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,818.35
PEN29,172.88
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,648.09
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS6,914.47
|
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,413.49
|
$5.30
PEN19.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.52
PEN113.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.95
PEN29.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.79
PEN159.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.98
PEN130.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.21
PEN317.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.35
PEN352.05
|
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