Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 2.1 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Seoul
Groceries
pay 3.9 times more in Seoul
Transportation
pay 13.3% more in Seoul
Housing
pay 25.2% less in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Seoul

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

Seoul vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS5,021.70
$7.88
₩11,023
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS20,086.81
$6.09
₩8,517
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,841.29
$1.59
₩2,220

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pay 3.9 times more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,510.85
$3.10
₩4,331
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,532.56
$6.52
₩9,128
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,940.09
$8.06
₩11,275

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,923.46
$4.59
₩6,419
Monthly public transit pass ?? $44.40
₩62,127
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $27,023.07
₩37,808,512

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pay 25.2% less for housing

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS80,347.26
$22.27
₩31,164
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $883.18
₩1,235,674
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $490.54
₩686,323

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $385.48
₩539,334
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $20,782.92
₩29,077,795

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS3,013.02
$3.58
₩5,010
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,867.34
$3.60
₩5,040
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS5,021.70
$3.22
₩4,509

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $59.13
₩82,727
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $46.64
₩65,261
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $86.69
₩121,294

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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: May 2025
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