Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 4.4% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
R$33.85
|
$1.86
TZS4,951.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$35.37
|
$7.45
TZS19,807.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$6.22
|
$0.68
TZS1,815.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
R$4.14
|
$0.37
TZS990.38
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
R$9.30
|
$0.93
TZS2,475.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.08
|
$2.79
TZS7,427.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R$22.47
|
$5.17
TZS13,746.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
R$11.10
|
$2.03
TZS5,387.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.26
|
$3.27
TZS8,685.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
R$5.69
|
$1.01
TZS2,695.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
R$3.92
|
$0.30
TZS786.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R$3.44
|
$0.30
TZS786.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
R$4.36
|
$0.45
TZS1,197.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.09
|
$0.25
TZS673.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
R$3.04
|
$0.39
TZS1,048.20
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
R$22.12
|
$4.05
TZS10,771.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.64
R$287.97
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,245.44
R$111,642.82
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.68
R$44.56
|
?? | |
pay 50.7% more for housing
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.76
R$114.64
|
$29.79
TZS79,230.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.81
R$2,475.95
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.56
R$1,778.36
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.60
R$438.53
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.28
R$3,076.18
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.19
R$60,064.67
|
?? |
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.10
|
$1.12
TZS2,971.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
R$10.92
|
$2.92
TZS7,757.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
R$10.10
|
$1.86
TZS4,951.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.20
R$146.21
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.24
R$297.26
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.21
R$239.04
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.29
R$442.57
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.18
R$360.72
|
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