Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
San Fernando vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 74.0% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in San Fernando
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in San Fernando
Transportation
pay 5.8% less in San Fernando
Housing
pay 51.4% more in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports
pay 77.0% more in San Fernando

The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in San Fernando are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in San Fernando.

San Fernando vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,947.24
$8.78
TTD59.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,788.96
$7.31
TTD49.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,813.99
$0.98
TTD6.64

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Dodoma
San Fernando
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,473.62
$2.19
TTD14.85
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,420.86
$3.93
TTD26.59
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,733.38
$7.57
TTD51.21

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pay 5.8% less for transportation

 
Dodoma
San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,761.48
$3.81
TTD25.81
Monthly public transit pass ?? $43.89
TTD296.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,646.13
TTD227,655.10

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pay 51.4% more for housing

 
Dodoma
San Fernando
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS79,155.82
$45.11
TTD305.19
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $420.58
TTD2,845.69
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $341.34
TTD2,309.54

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $229.27
TTD1,551.27
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $2,194.31
TTD14,847.07

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pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,968.34
$1.76
TTD11.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,750.67
$3.57
TTD24.14
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,947.24
$4.68
TTD31.67

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
San Fernando
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $43.89
TTD296.94
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $36.57
TTD247.45
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $104.84
TTD709.36

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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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