Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 48.7% cheaper than Reading.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.2% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 39.6% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 42.0% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 23.7% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.9% less in Dodoma
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Reading, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
|
Reading
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.04
|
$1.86
TZS4,830.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
£6.52
|
$7.45
TZS19,323.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
£2.38
|
$0.68
TZS1,771.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.87
|
$0.37
TZS966.18
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
Reading
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.06
|
$0.93
TZS2,415.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.14
|
$2.79
TZS7,246.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.70
|
$5.17
TZS13,410.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.60
|
$2.03
TZS5,256.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.73
|
$3.27
TZS8,472.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
£0.99
|
$1.01
TZS2,629.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
£0.43
|
$0.30
TZS766.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.03
|
$0.30
TZS766.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
£1.64
|
$0.45
TZS1,168.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.38
|
$0.25
TZS657.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.41
|
$0.39
TZS1,022.59
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
Reading
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.15
|
$4.05
TZS10,508.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.66
£60.94
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,930.43
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.97
£14.72
|
?? | |
pay 23.7% less for housing
|
Reading
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.02
£28.76
|
$29.79
TZS77,294.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,614.42
£1,190.14
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.88
£1,007.65
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.30
£107.85
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Reading
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,218.70
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,438.74
|
?? |
pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reading
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.76
|
$1.12
TZS2,898.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.44
|
$2.92
TZS7,568.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.33
|
$1.86
TZS4,830.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.66
£34.39
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
£10.47
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Reading
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.73
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
£49.67
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£65.06
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£67.60
|
?? |
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