Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 New Caledonia
New Caledonia vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 3.8 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 4.3 times more in New Caledonia
Groceries
pay 4.5 times more in New Caledonia
Transportation
pay 42.6% more in New Caledonia
Housing
pay 84.5% more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.9 times more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,978.75
$15.72
CFPF1,651
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,915.01
$13.47
CFPF1,415
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,825.54
$2.54
CFPF267

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pay 4.5 times more for groceries

 
Dodoma
New Caledonia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,489.38
$2.56
CFPF269
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,468.13
$8.19
CFPF860
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,820.86
$4.15
CFPF436

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

 
Dodoma
New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,830.03
$5.77
CFPF607
Monthly public transit pass ?? $57.93
CFPF6,086
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $31,659.34
CFPF3,326,258

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pay 84.5% more for housing

 
Dodoma
New Caledonia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS79,660.04
$54.97
CFPF5,775
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $740.96
CFPF77,849
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $655.64
CFPF68,884

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $730.48
CFPF76,748
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay 6.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,987.25
$10.33
CFPF1,085
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,800.05
$5.75
CFPF604
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,978.75
$17.78
CFPF1,868

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
New Caledonia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $98.80
CFPF10,380
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $59.88
CFPF6,291
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $114.51
CFPF12,031

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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: April 2025
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