Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 34.6% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
|
Libreville
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$7.45
TZS19,866.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.68
TZS1,821.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.37
TZS993.35
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
|
Libreville
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$0.93
TZS2,483.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$2.79
TZS7,450.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$5.17
TZS13,787.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$2.03
TZS5,403.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$3.27
TZS8,711.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.01
TZS2,703.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.45
TZS1,201.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.25
TZS675.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.39
TZS1,051.34
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Libreville
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$4.05
TZS10,803.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
?? | |
pay 56.2% less for housing
|
Libreville
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$29.79
TZS79,467.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Libreville
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
?? |
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Libreville
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$1.12
TZS2,980.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$2.92
TZS7,781.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Libreville
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
?? |
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