Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 48.3% cheaper than Salt Lake City.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Salt Lake City, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
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Salt Lake City
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$1.86
TZS4,989.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$7.45
TZS19,959.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$0.68
TZS1,829.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
|
$0.37
TZS997.98
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
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Salt Lake City
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
|
$0.93
TZS2,494.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.53
|
$2.79
TZS7,484.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$5.17
TZS13,851.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
|
$2.03
TZS5,429.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
|
$3.27
TZS8,751.74
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.01
TZS2,716.06
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.30
TZS792.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.30
TZS792.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.45
TZS1,207.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.25
TZS679.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.39
TZS1,056.24
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
|
Salt Lake City
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.84
|
$4.05
TZS10,854.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$89.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,050.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.93
|
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pay 60.0% less for housing
|
Salt Lake City
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.44
|
$29.79
TZS79,838.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,664.75
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,361.67
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.40
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Salt Lake City
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.33
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,400.00
|
?? |
pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Salt Lake City
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$1.12
TZS2,993.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$2.92
TZS7,817.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.89
|
$1.86
TZS4,989.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.75
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Salt Lake City
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.55
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.12
|
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