Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Richmond Hill, Canada
Richmond Hill vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Richmond Hill is 2.6 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 4.1 times more in Richmond Hill
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Richmond Hill
Transportation
pay 1.9% more in Richmond Hill
Housing
pay 68.9% more in Richmond Hill
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.7 times more in Richmond Hill

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

Richmond Hill vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richmond Hill instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Richmond Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS5,017.05
$16.17
CA$22.21
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS20,068.20
$8.98
CA$12.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,839.58
$1.98
CA$2.73

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Richmond Hill
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,508.52
$2.26
CA$3.11
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,525.57
$3.56
CA$4.89
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,927.17
$10.90
CA$14.98

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Richmond Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,913.33
$4.13
CA$5.67
Monthly public transit pass ?? $110.65
CA$152.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $24,412.64
CA$33,544.19

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pay 68.9% more for housing

 
Dodoma
Richmond Hill
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS80,272.79
$50.29
CA$69.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,767.47
CA$2,428.59
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $1,903.98
CA$2,616.17

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Richmond Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $646.64
CA$888.51
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,088.16
CA$20,731.88

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Richmond Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS3,010.23
$4.85
CA$6.66
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,860.04
$3.16
CA$4.34
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS5,017.05
$10.78
CA$14.81

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Richmond Hill
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $43.11
CA$59.23
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $52.09
CA$71.57
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $61.07
CA$83.91

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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: June 2025
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