Cost of living comparison

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Dodoma vs. Ernakulam Cost of Living Summary

Dodoma is 2.0 times more expensive than Ernakulam.

Restaurants
pay 43.2% more in Dodoma
Groceries
pay 70.8% more in Dodoma
Transportation
pay 13.9% less in Dodoma
Housing
pay 4.9 times more in Dodoma
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.2% more in Dodoma

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

Dodoma vs. Ernakulam Cost Breakdown

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

pay 43.2% more for restaurants

 
Ernakulam
Dodoma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.78
₹152.48
$1.86
TZS4,588.88
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.74
₹406.61
$7.45
TZS18,355.51
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.52
₹44.47
$0.68
TZS1,682.59

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pay 70.8% more for groceries

 
Ernakulam
Dodoma
Bread
1 loaf
$0.52
₹44.56
$0.93
TZS2,294.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.80
₹239.90
$2.79
TZS6,883.32
Milk (1 gallon) $2.53
₹216.69
$5.17
TZS12,738.58

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pay 13.9% less for transportation

 
Ernakulam
Dodoma
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.70
₹403.49
$4.05
TZS9,981.95
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $14,221.28
₹1,219,816.64
??

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

 
Ernakulam
Dodoma
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.09
₹522.28
$29.79
TZS73,422.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $165.91
₹14,231.19
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $102.71
₹8,809.79
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Ernakulam
Dodoma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $100.73
₹8,640.37
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,518.35
₹216,009.20
??

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ernakulam
Dodoma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.78
₹152.48
$1.12
TZS2,753.33
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.30
₹111.82
$2.92
TZS7,189.24
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.32
₹284.62
$1.86
TZS4,588.88

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ernakulam
Dodoma
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.15
₹1,728.07
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.49
₹1,671.60
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$36.74
₹3,151.19
??

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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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