Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 16.6% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Peru, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.88
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.38
|
$7.45
TZS17,614.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
$0.68
TZS1,614.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
$0.37
TZS880.71
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Peru
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.87
|
$0.93
TZS2,201.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.94
|
$2.79
TZS6,605.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.18
|
$5.17
TZS12,224.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
$2.03
TZS4,791.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.92
|
$3.27
TZS7,723.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
$1.01
TZS2,396.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.45
TZS1,065.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
$0.25
TZS599.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.39
TZS932.13
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Peru
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.24
|
$4.05
TZS9,578.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.30
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,114.24
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.49
|
?? | |
pay 4.4% more for housing
Peru
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN105.85
|
$29.79
TZS70,457.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,204.79
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN887.39
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN137.85
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Peru
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN632.48
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,109.26
|
?? |
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.15
|
$1.12
TZS2,642.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.55
|
$2.92
TZS6,898.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.03
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.20
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.68
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Peru
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN158.24
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN96.53
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN247.13
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN233.16
|
?? |
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