Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 39.8% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.5% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 41.1% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 40.3% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 6.5% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.8% less in Dodoma
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$1.86
TZS5,023.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$7.45
TZS20,093.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.45
|
$0.68
TZS1,841.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$0.37
TZS1,004.67
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
$0.93
TZS2,511.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.09
|
$2.79
TZS7,535.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.88
|
$5.17
TZS13,944.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.68
|
$2.03
TZS5,465.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.33
|
$3.27
TZS8,810.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$1.01
TZS2,734.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.30
TZS797.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.88
|
$0.30
TZS797.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.45
TZS1,215.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.25
TZS683.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.39
TZS1,063.33
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.97
|
$4.05
TZS10,927.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.71
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,451.19
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.10
|
?? | |
pay 6.5% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.01
|
$29.79
TZS80,373.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,291.93
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€945.23
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.37
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€499.19
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,856.33
|
?? |
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.30
|
$1.12
TZS3,014.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.27
|
$2.92
TZS7,869.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$1.86
TZS5,023.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.92
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.43
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.60
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.73
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€86.09
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.77
|
?? |
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