Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 48.1% more expensive than Dodoma.
- Restaurants
-
pay 98.8% more in Shkoder
- Groceries
-
pay 43.3% more in Shkoder
- Transportation
-
pay 92.6% more in Shkoder
- Housing
-
pay 49.8% less in Shkoder
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.7% more in Shkoder
The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Shkoder are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Shkoder.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 98.8% more for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,830.89
|
$5.46
ALL468
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,323.55
|
$4.37
ALL375
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,771.33
|
$1.64
ALL140
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS966.18
|
$0.76
ALL65
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,415.44
|
$0.78
ALL67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,246.33
|
$3.62
ALL310
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,410.40
|
$7.01
ALL601
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,256.01
|
$2.88
ALL247
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,472.86
|
$2.07
ALL177
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,629.51
|
$0.57
ALL49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS766.94
|
$0.92
ALL79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS766.94
|
$0.67
ALL58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,168.67
|
$0.59
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS657.38
|
$0.44
ALL37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,022.59
|
$0.50
ALL42
|
|
pay 92.6% more for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,508.39
|
$7.80
ALL669
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.71
ALL919
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,144.86
ALL2,758,029
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$46.51
ALL3,990
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS77,294.21
|
$14.95
ALL1,283
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$311.83
ALL26,755
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$318.20
ALL27,302
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$48.81
ALL4,188
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$81.87
ALL7,025
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,637.47
ALL140,495
|
pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,898.53
|
$2.43
ALL209
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,568.39
|
$1.64
ALL140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,830.89
|
$3.60
ALL309
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.21
ALL3,278
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.55
ALL562
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$34.93
ALL2,997
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$18.77
ALL1,611
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.97
ALL6,947
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$131.00
ALL11,240
|
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