Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 15.3% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS17,614.27
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,614.64
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS880.71
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,201.78
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS6,605.35
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS12,224.17
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS4,791.08
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS7,723.38
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,396.91
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,065.29
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS599.23
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS932.13
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS9,578.86
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 78.6% less for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS70,457.07
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
pay 64.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,642.14
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS6,898.92
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
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