Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Santander, Spain
Santander vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Santander is 2.2 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 3.9 times more in Santander
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Santander
Transportation
pay 56.3% more in Santander
Housing
pay 9.4% more in Santander
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Santander

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

Santander vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santander instead of Dodoma, you would:

pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Santander
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,913.50
$12.86
€10.92
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,654.02
$10.18
€8.64
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,801.62
$2.01
€1.71

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Santander
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,456.75
$1.29
€1.09
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,370.26
$7.88
€6.69
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,639.74
$4.26
€3.62

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pay 56.3% more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Santander
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,688.10
$6.33
€5.37
Monthly public transit pass ?? $36.98
€31.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $35,759.38
€30,359.42

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pay 9.4% more for housing

 
Dodoma
Santander
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS78,616.08
$32.58
€27.66
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $660.92
€561.12
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $482.29
€409.46

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Santander
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $428.71
€363.97
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $8,574.10
€7,279.35

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Santander
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,948.10
$2.95
€2.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,697.82
$2.04
€1.73
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,913.50
$6.43
€5.46

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Santander
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $104.50
€88.72
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $33.49
€28.43
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $83.06
€70.52

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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: July 2025
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