Cost of living comparison
Salt Lake City is 3.0 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Salt Lake City instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
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Dodoma
|
Salt Lake City
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,989.89
|
$16.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,959.58
|
$10.50
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,829.63
|
$2.56
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS997.98
|
$1.89
|
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pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,494.95
|
$3.27
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,484.84
|
$6.53
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,851.79
|
$3.44
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,429.01
|
$3.63
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,751.74
|
$4.11
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,716.06
|
$2.19
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS792.18
|
$1.07
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS792.18
|
$1.59
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,207.14
|
$1.91
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS679.01
|
$1.26
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,056.24
|
$1.22
|
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pay 5.3% less for transportation
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Dodoma
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,854.26
|
$3.84
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$89.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,050.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.93
|
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pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS79,838.31
|
$74.44
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,664.75
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,361.67
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$130.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,073.33
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,400.00
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,993.94
|
$6.00
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,817.50
|
$4.89
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,989.89
|
$8.89
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.75
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.00
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Salt Lake City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.55
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$105.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.12
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