Cost of living comparison

Dodoma, Tanzania

compared to

Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Mogadishu is 22.9% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% more in Mogadishu
Groceries: pay 30.6% more in Mogadishu
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Mogadishu
Housing: pay 13.3% more in Mogadishu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.3% more in Mogadishu

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Mogadishu are more expensive than in Dodoma.

Mogadishu vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.5% more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Mogadishu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.86 TZS4,830.89	$3.00 SOS1,714	+61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 TZS19,323.55	$3.50 SOS2,000	-53.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 TZS1,771.33	$0.62 SOS357	-8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 TZS966.18	$0.50 SOS286	+34.3%
Average			+8.5%

Dodoma vs. Mogadishu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.6% more for groceries

	Dodoma	Mogadishu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 TZS2,415.44	$1.17 SOS667	+25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 TZS7,246.33	$1.88 SOS1,072	-32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 TZS13,410.40	$5.30 SOS3,029	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.03 TZS5,256.01	$1.82 SOS1,042	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.27 TZS8,472.86	$1.89 SOS1,080	-42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 TZS2,629.51	$1.40 SOS800	+38.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS766.94	$0.38 SOS219	+29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS766.94	$0.92 SOS527	+212.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 TZS1,168.67	$0.46 SOS264	+2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TZS657.38	$0.44 SOS251	+73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,022.59	$0.54 SOS311	+38.1%
Average			+30.6%

Dodoma vs. Mogadishu - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Dodoma	Mogadishu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 TZS10,508.39	$3.91 SOS2,235	-3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 SOS11,430
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$7,500.00 SOS4,286,250
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.80 SOS3,315
Average			-3.4%

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pay 13.3% more for housing

	Dodoma	Mogadishu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.79 TZS77,294.21	$33.75 SOS19,288	+13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$180.00 SOS102,870
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$81.67 SOS46,672
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$104.51 SOS59,727
Average			+13.3%

Dodoma vs. Mogadishu - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Mogadishu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$73.75 SOS42,148
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$885.00 SOS505,778

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pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Mogadishu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TZS2,898.53	$4.00 SOS2,286	+258.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TZS7,568.39	$1.38 SOS786	-52.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.86 TZS4,830.89	$1.69 SOS966	-9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$25.00 SOS14,288
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	??
Average			+65.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Dodoma	Mogadishu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$18.33 SOS10,478
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$24.33 SOS13,906
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$22.67 SOS12,954
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$67.33 SOS38,481

Dodoma vs. Mogadishu - Cost of clothing

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