Cost of living comparison

 Dodoma, Tanzania
compared to
 Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 2.0 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants
pay 69.3% more in Zimbabwe
Groceries
pay 72.9% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation
pay 51.8% more in Zimbabwe
Housing
pay 4.2 times more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.1% more in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay 69.3% more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.86
TZS4,933.28
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
TZS19,733.11
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
TZS1,808.87
$0.62
ZWL198.95

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pay 72.9% more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Zimbabwe
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
TZS2,466.64
$1.02
ZWL328.81
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
TZS7,399.92
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
Milk (1 gallon) $5.17
TZS13,694.62
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06

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pay 51.8% more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
TZS10,731.11
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
Monthly public transit pass ?? $36.25
ZWL11,672.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

 
Dodoma
Zimbabwe
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.79
TZS78,932.43
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $283.93
ZWL91,425.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $200.00
ZWL64,400.00

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $210.71
ZWL67,850.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
TZS2,959.97
$1.50
ZWL483.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
TZS7,728.80
$2.65
ZWL854.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.86
TZS4,933.28
$1.56
ZWL503.12

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Zimbabwe
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $21.11
ZWL6,797.78
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $19.44
ZWL6,261.11
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $52.50
ZWL16,905.00

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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: April 2025
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