Cost of living comparison

 Latakia, Syria
compared to
 Dodoma, Tanzania
Dodoma vs. Latakia Cost of Living Summary

Dodoma is 42.5% more expensive than Latakia.

Restaurants
pay 3.5% less in Dodoma
Groceries
pay 89.0% more in Dodoma
Transportation
pay 52.8% more in Dodoma
Housing
pay 54.2% less in Dodoma
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Dodoma

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Dodoma are more expensive than in Latakia. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Dodoma. Notably, entertainment and sports and groceries are significantly more expensive in Dodoma.

Dodoma vs. Latakia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dodoma instead of Latakia, you would:

pay 3.5% less for restaurants

 
Latakia
Dodoma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SYP39,006
$1.86
TZS4,978.75
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
SYP65,010
$7.45
TZS19,915.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.82
SYP10,662
$0.68
TZS1,825.54

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pay 89.0% more for groceries

 
Latakia
Dodoma
Bread
1 loaf
$0.63
SYP8,217
$0.93
TZS2,489.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.67
SYP21,752
$2.79
TZS7,468.13
Milk (1 gallon) $3.03
SYP39,374
$5.17
TZS13,820.86

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pay 52.8% more for transportation

 
Latakia
Dodoma
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.65
SYP34,453
$4.05
TZS10,830.03
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
??

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pay 54.2% less for housing

 
Latakia
Dodoma
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.00
SYP845,130
$29.79
TZS79,660.04
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $236.67
SYP3,077,140
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $94.05
SYP1,222,795
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Latakia
Dodoma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $20.00
SYP260,040
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
??

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Latakia
Dodoma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
SYP13,002
$1.12
TZS2,987.25
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.65
SYP8,451
$2.92
TZS7,800.05
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.50
SYP19,503
$1.86
TZS4,978.75

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Latakia
Dodoma
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.33
SYP238,370
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$10.00
SYP130,020
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$40.00
SYP520,080
??

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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: April 2025
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