Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 34.9% cheaper than Praia.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Praia, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
$7.45
TZS19,866.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
$0.68
TZS1,821.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
$0.37
TZS993.35
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
$0.93
TZS2,483.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
$2.79
TZS7,450.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
$5.17
TZS13,787.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
$2.03
TZS5,403.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
$3.27
TZS8,711.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
$1.01
TZS2,703.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
$0.45
TZS1,201.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
$0.25
TZS675.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
$0.39
TZS1,051.34
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
$4.05
TZS10,803.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
?? | |
pay 41.9% less for housing
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
$29.79
TZS79,467.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
?? |
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
$1.12
TZS2,980.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
$2.92
TZS7,781.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Praia
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
?? |
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