Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
Santarem vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Santarem is 99.8% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 3.0 times more in Santarem
Groceries
pay 70.6% more in Santarem
Transportation
pay 66.6% more in Santarem
Housing
pay 79.9% more in Santarem
Entertainment and Sports
pay 79.0% more in Santarem

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

Santarem vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Santarem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,940.16
$12.86
€11.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,760.64
$8.04
€7.36
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,811.39
$1.18
€1.08

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pay 70.6% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Santarem
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,470.08
$0.43
€0.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,410.24
$5.36
€4.91
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,713.73
$3.63
€3.33

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pay 66.6% more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Santarem
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,746.08
$6.75
€6.18
Monthly public transit pass ?? $53.59
€49.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 79.9% more for housing

 
Dodoma
Santarem
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS79,042.54
$53.59
€49.09
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $589.47
€539.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Santarem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $407.27
€373.08
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $28,776.84
€26,360.88

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pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Santarem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,964.10
$2.14
€1.96
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,739.58
$1.50
€1.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,940.16
$5.47
€5.01

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Santarem
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $80.38
€73.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $36.17
€33.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $85.74
€78.54

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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: March 2025
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