Cost of living comparison

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Winston-salem vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Winston-salem is 3.1 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 5.0 times more in Winston-salem
Groceries: pay 3.5 times more in Winston-salem
Transportation: pay 21.9% less in Winston-salem
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Winston-salem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Winston-salem

The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Winston-salem are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Winston-salem.

Winston-salem vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Winston-salem instead of Dodoma, you would:

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pay 5.0 times more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Winston-salem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.86 TZS4,588.88	$20.00	+974.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 TZS18,355.51	$10.00	+34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 TZS1,682.59	$2.50	+266.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 TZS917.78	$1.65	+342.6%
Average			+404.4%

Dodoma vs. Winston-salem - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5 times more for groceries

	Dodoma	Winston-salem
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 TZS2,294.44	$3.31	+255.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 TZS6,883.32	$6.61	+136.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 TZS12,738.58	$3.27	-36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.03 TZS4,992.70	$3.92	+93.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.27 TZS8,048.40	$5.67	+73.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 TZS2,497.78	$2.81	+177.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS728.52	$0.77	+160.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS728.52	$2.67	+802.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 TZS1,110.12	$2.46	+445.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TZS624.44	$1.39	+447.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS971.36	$1.36	+244.7%
Average			+254.5%

Dodoma vs. Winston-salem - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

	Dodoma	Winston-salem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 TZS9,981.95	$3.16	-21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$65.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,344.69
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.17
Average			-21.9%

Dodoma vs. Winston-salem - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Dodoma	Winston-salem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.79 TZS73,422.05	$80.84	+171.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,490.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,076.00
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$131.70
Average			+171.4%

Dodoma vs. Winston-salem - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Winston-salem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,471.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,111.00

Dodoma vs. Winston-salem - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Winston-salem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TZS2,753.33	$6.00	+437.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TZS7,189.24	$5.20	+78.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.86 TZS4,588.88	$6.00	+222.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$17.50
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.00
Average			+245.9%

Dodoma vs. Winston-salem - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Dodoma	Winston-salem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$46.25
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$22.33
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$67.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$113.33

Dodoma vs. Winston-salem - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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