Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 23.6% cheaper than Johannesburg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.2% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 19.3% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 19.0% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 35.5% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.1% less in Dodoma
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Johannesburg, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
|
Johannesburg
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.36
ZAR203.88
|
$1.86
TZS4,830.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ZAR87.67
|
$7.45
TZS19,323.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
ZAR18.64
|
$0.68
TZS1,771.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
ZAR13.75
|
$0.37
TZS966.18
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Johannesburg
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.21
|
$0.93
TZS2,415.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
ZAR75.85
|
$2.79
TZS7,246.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
ZAR76.57
|
$5.17
TZS13,410.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
ZAR43.54
|
$2.03
TZS5,256.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
ZAR37.83
|
$3.27
TZS8,472.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.46
|
$1.01
TZS2,629.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.14
|
$0.30
TZS766.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.28
|
$0.30
TZS766.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.39
|
$0.45
TZS1,168.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.44
|
$0.25
TZS657.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
$0.39
TZS1,022.59
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
|
Johannesburg
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
ZAR89.76
|
$4.05
TZS10,508.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$78.77
ZAR1,413.77
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,663.17
ZAR406,736.19
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
ZAR183.49
|
?? | |
pay 35.5% less for housing
|
Johannesburg
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.17
ZAR828.63
|
$29.79
TZS77,294.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.94
ZAR7,590.53
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.97
ZAR6,585.98
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.06
ZAR1,472.69
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Johannesburg
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.11
ZAR4,183.57
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.81
ZAR102,402.25
|
?? |
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Johannesburg
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
ZAR40.78
|
$1.12
TZS2,898.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR35.86
|
$2.92
TZS7,568.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.12
ZAR56.07
|
$1.86
TZS4,830.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.20
ZAR613.76
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
ZAR135.07
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Johannesburg
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.89
ZAR895.35
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.01
ZAR682.09
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.71
ZAR1,645.89
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.75
ZAR1,556.88
|
?? |
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