Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 35.2% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.3% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 45.9% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 43.9% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 3.2% more in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.0% less in Dodoma
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Italy, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.47
|
$1.86
TZS5,021.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.01
|
$7.45
TZS20,086.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.28
|
$0.68
TZS1,841.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.09
|
$0.37
TZS1,004.34
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.83
|
$0.93
TZS2,510.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.12
|
$2.79
TZS7,532.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.96
|
$5.17
TZS13,940.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.05
|
$2.03
TZS5,463.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.52
|
$3.27
TZS8,807.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$1.01
TZS2,733.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$0.30
TZS797.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.93
|
$0.30
TZS797.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.18
|
$0.45
TZS1,214.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.68
|
$0.25
TZS683.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.64
|
$0.39
TZS1,062.98
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.47
|
$4.05
TZS10,923.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.77
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€25,284.85
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.14
|
?? | |
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.87
|
$29.79
TZS80,347.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€587.87
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€458.62
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€134.73
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€455.76
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,480.10
|
?? |
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.49
|
$1.12
TZS3,013.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.51
|
$2.92
TZS7,867.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.55
|
$1.86
TZS5,021.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€46.69
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.41
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€70.25
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€30.34
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€77.11
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€103.41
|
?? |
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