Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 34.8% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.8% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 32.0% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 40.4% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 26.2% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.7% less in Dodoma
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.45
|
$1.86
TZS4,905.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.76
|
$7.45
TZS19,621.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.68
TZS1,798.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.37
TZS981.07
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.93
TZS2,452.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$2.79
TZS7,358.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.50
|
$5.17
TZS13,617.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.66
|
$2.03
TZS5,337.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.00
|
$3.27
TZS8,603.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$1.01
TZS2,670.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.30
TZS778.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.30
TZS778.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.45
TZS1,186.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.25
TZS667.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.39
TZS1,038.35
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.27
|
$4.05
TZS10,670.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€35.05
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€28,662.93
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€9.97
|
?? | |
pay 26.2% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€37.24
|
$29.79
TZS78,485.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€831.48
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€676.44
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€84.05
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€420.49
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,279.64
|
?? |
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.06
|
$1.12
TZS2,943.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$2.92
TZS7,685.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.23
|
$1.86
TZS4,905.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€37.84
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.25
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€71.93
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€31.15
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€74.08
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€86.64
|
?? |
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