Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Victorville (CA), United States
Victorville vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Victorville is 2.7 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 4.9 times more in Victorville
Groceries
pay 95.6% more in Victorville
Transportation
pay 18.7% more in Victorville
Housing
pay 84.7% more in Victorville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.7 times more in Victorville

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

Victorville vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Victorville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,940.16
$17.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,760.64
$12.84
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,811.39
$2.46
 

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pay 95.6% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Victorville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,470.08
$2.34
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,410.24
$5.11
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,713.73
$4.02
 

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pay 18.7% more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Victorville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,746.08
$4.81
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $76.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $22,000.00
 

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pay 84.7% more for housing

 
Dodoma
Victorville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS79,042.54
$55.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $2,200.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $1,800.00
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Victorville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,500.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Victorville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,964.10
$4.99
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,739.58
$5.40
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,940.16
$9.00
 

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Victorville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $35.56
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $27.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $67.33
 

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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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