Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 20.5% cheaper than Pretoria.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.4% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 17.4% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 19.9% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 23.9% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.7% less in Dodoma
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR153.31
|
$1.86
TZS5,017.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR84.27
|
$7.45
TZS20,068.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.14
|
$0.68
TZS1,839.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.61
|
$0.37
TZS1,003.41
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.33
|
$0.93
TZS2,508.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR66.52
|
$2.79
TZS7,525.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR88.41
|
$5.17
TZS13,927.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.23
|
$2.03
TZS5,458.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.36
|
$3.27
TZS8,799.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.43
|
$1.01
TZS2,730.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.32
|
$0.30
TZS796.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.05
|
$0.30
TZS796.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.55
|
$0.45
TZS1,213.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.51
|
$0.25
TZS682.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.49
|
$0.39
TZS1,061.99
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR90.95
|
$4.05
TZS10,913.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,175.37
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR343,411.29
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR157.91
|
?? | |
pay 23.9% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR704.13
|
$29.79
TZS80,272.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,491.68
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,824.20
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,548.02
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,898.42
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR86,378.45
|
?? |
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR42.93
|
$1.12
TZS3,010.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR35.91
|
$2.92
TZS7,860.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.15
|
$1.86
TZS5,017.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR615.58
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR140.53
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR883.26
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR623.46
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,660.84
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,768.95
|
?? |
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