Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 83.7% more expensive than Kochi.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Kochi, you would:
pay 50.9% more for restaurants
|
Kochi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹150.10
|
$1.86
TZS4,951.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.74
₹400.27
|
$7.45
TZS19,807.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹39.10
|
$0.68
TZS1,815.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.18
|
$0.37
TZS990.38
|
|
pay 44.1% more for groceries
|
Kochi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
₹48.15
|
$0.93
TZS2,475.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.48
₹293.53
|
$2.79
TZS7,427.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.54
₹214.81
|
$5.17
TZS13,746.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹82.84
|
$2.03
TZS5,387.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹126.68
|
$3.27
TZS8,685.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
₹78.01
|
$1.01
TZS2,695.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.33
|
$0.30
TZS786.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.82
|
$0.30
TZS786.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.84
|
$0.45
TZS1,197.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.35
|
$0.25
TZS673.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.61
|
$0.39
TZS1,048.20
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
|
Kochi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.76
₹401.72
|
$4.05
TZS10,771.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.46
₹1,305.24
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,821.28
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.79
₹320.22
|
?? | |
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Kochi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.94
₹586.40
|
$29.79
TZS79,230.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.55
₹16,427.90
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$104.96
₹8,862.56
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.47
₹1,475.04
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kochi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.80
₹8,088.87
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,518.35
₹212,645.43
|
?? |
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kochi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
₹150.10
|
$1.12
TZS2,971.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
₹110.08
|
$2.92
TZS7,757.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
₹380.26
|
$1.86
TZS4,951.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.96
₹1,601.10
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.13
₹180.12
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kochi
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.81
₹2,095.18
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.49
₹1,645.57
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.25
₹3,145.01
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.05
₹2,537.45
|
?? |
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