Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 21.8% cheaper than Dodoma.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,951.89
|
$1.92
₫48,806
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,807.57
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,815.69
|
$0.54
₫13,689
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS990.38
|
$0.33
₫8,265
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,475.95
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,427.84
|
$6.05
₫153,885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,746.30
|
$5.46
₫138,820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,387.66
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,685.09
|
$1.55
₫39,322
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,695.37
|
$1.20
₫30,444
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS786.15
|
$0.43
₫10,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS786.15
|
$0.57
₫14,496
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,197.94
|
$0.45
₫11,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS673.84
|
$0.48
₫12,098
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,048.20
|
$0.48
₫12,253
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,771.60
|
$3.47
₫88,140
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.11
₫180,675
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.64
₫143,416
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS79,230.29
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,971.14
|
$0.88
₫22,276
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,757.97
|
$1.58
₫40,169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,951.89
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$22.09
₫561,512
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.38
₫85,870
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.00
₫711,658
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.19
₫564,142
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
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