Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 46.8% cheaper than Genk.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Genk, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
Genk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$1.86
TZS4,989.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
$7.45
TZS19,959.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€2.00
|
$0.68
TZS1,829.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€2.00
|
$0.37
TZS997.98
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
Genk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
$0.93
TZS2,494.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
€4.00
|
$2.79
TZS7,484.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
€3.12
|
$5.17
TZS13,851.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
$2.03
TZS5,429.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.33
|
$3.27
TZS8,751.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.01
TZS2,716.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.30
TZS792.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.30
TZS792.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.45
TZS1,207.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.25
TZS679.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.39
TZS1,056.24
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
Genk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.46
|
$4.05
TZS10,854.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€50.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,435.26
€19,998.37
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.20
|
?? | |
pay 35.6% less for housing
Genk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.26
€43.16
|
$29.79
TZS79,838.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$777.03
€724.94
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$660.92
€616.62
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.94
€145.48
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Genk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.94
€249.98
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,503.90
€11,665.72
|
?? |
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
Genk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.00
|
$1.12
TZS2,993.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
€3.00
|
$2.92
TZS7,817.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
$1.86
TZS4,989.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
€37.50
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Genk
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.13
€92.48
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.30
€45.99
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
€76.66
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.46
€89.99
|
?? |
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