Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 62.8% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 82.3% more in Taipei
Groceries
pay 2.8 times more in Taipei
Transportation
pay 9.0% less in Taipei
Housing
pay 19.3% less in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports
pay 79.7% more in Taipei

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

Taipei vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 82.3% more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,940.16
$6.18
NT$203.69
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,760.64
$5.01
NT$164.99
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,811.39
$1.00
NT$33.08

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Taipei
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,470.08
$1.86
NT$61.23
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,410.24
$8.37
NT$275.88
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,713.73
$10.77
NT$354.80

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pay 9.0% less for transportation

 
Dodoma
Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,746.08
$3.68
NT$121.38
Monthly public transit pass ?? $37.10
NT$1,222.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $34,750.62
NT$1,144,720.02

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pay 19.3% less for housing

 
Dodoma
Taipei
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS79,042.54
$24.04
NT$791.85
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $630.95
NT$20,784.10
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $465.35
NT$15,329.19

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $610.09
NT$20,097.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $18,275.33
NT$602,007.76

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pay 79.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,964.10
$2.63
NT$86.57
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,739.58
$3.05
NT$100.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,940.16
$3.71
NT$122.21

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Taipei
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $56.02
NT$1,845.40
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $31.15
NT$1,026.23
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $85.26
NT$2,808.53

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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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