Cost of living comparison
Santa Cruz is 2.3% more expensive than Dodoma.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.6% more in Santa Cruz
- Groceries
-
pay 10.5% more in Santa Cruz
- Transportation
-
pay 49.5% less in Santa Cruz
- Housing
-
pay 8.4% more in Santa Cruz
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.3% more in Santa Cruz
The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Santa Cruz are more expensive than in Dodoma.
If you lived in Santa Cruz instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,933.28
|
$3.23
BOB22.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,733.11
|
$7.18
BOB49.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,808.87
|
$0.60
BOB4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS986.66
|
$0.63
BOB4.33
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,466.64
|
$1.42
BOB9.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,399.92
|
$1.95
BOB13.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,694.62
|
$3.84
BOB26.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,367.41
|
$1.61
BOB11.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,652.44
|
$1.43
BOB9.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,685.24
|
$0.87
BOB6.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS783.19
|
$0.42
BOB2.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS783.19
|
$0.60
BOB4.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,193.44
|
$0.42
BOB2.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS671.31
|
$0.39
BOB2.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,044.26
|
$0.46
BOB3.15
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,731.11
|
$2.05
BOB14.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.17
BOB146.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,072.80
BOB104,143.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.00
BOB96.70
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS78,932.43
|
$32.27
BOB223.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$490.33
BOB3,387.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$233.31
BOB1,612.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$29.35
BOB202.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$218.20
BOB1,507.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,162.96
BOB28,763.40
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,959.97
|
$1.44
BOB9.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,728.80
|
$2.53
BOB17.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,933.28
|
$2.15
BOB14.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$29.91
BOB206.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.82
BOB47.11
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.19
BOB277.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.09
BOB235.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.22
BOB512.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.24
BOB347.14
|
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