Cost of living comparison

 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
compared to
 Dodoma, Tanzania
Dodoma vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Dodoma is 52.1% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants
pay 27.1% more in Dodoma
Groceries
pay 14.1% less in Dodoma
Transportation
pay 13.9% more in Dodoma
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in Dodoma
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.3% more in Dodoma

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Dodoma are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Dodoma.

Dodoma vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dodoma instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

pay 27.1% more for restaurants

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Dodoma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.98
₫51,528
$1.86
TZS4,947.24
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.85
₫126,244
$7.45
TZS19,788.96
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.51
₫13,294
$0.68
TZS1,813.99

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Dodoma
Bread
1 loaf
$1.07
₫27,934
$0.93
TZS2,473.62
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.90
₫153,619
$2.79
TZS7,420.86
Milk (1 gallon) $5.76
₫150,045
$5.17
TZS13,733.38

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Dodoma
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.56
₫92,653
$4.05
TZS10,761.48
Monthly public transit pass $13.05
₫340,086
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,763.85
₫1,009,953,343
??

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Dodoma
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.69
₫252,449
$29.79
TZS79,155.82
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $476.20
₫12,407,026
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $305.20
₫7,951,658
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Dodoma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $252.71
₫6,584,163
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,438.55
₫376,181,856
??

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pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Dodoma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
₫30,917
$1.12
TZS2,968.34
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.94
₫50,601
$2.92
TZS7,750.67
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
₫36,070
$1.86
TZS4,947.24

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Dodoma
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.06
₫783,229
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.09
₫653,595
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.26
₫2,560,140
??

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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: June 2025
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