Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 3.9 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
$21.80
NOK241.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,866.90
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,821.13
|
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS993.35
|
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,483.36
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,450.09
|
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,787.48
|
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,403.80
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,711.10
|
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,703.45
|
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,201.53
|
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS675.86
|
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,051.34
|
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
|
pay 91.2% more for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,803.87
|
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS79,467.60
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
pay 6.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,980.04
|
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,781.20
|
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
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