Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 46.4% cheaper than San Juan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.4% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 61.5% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 9.7% more in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 58.0% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.8% less in Dodoma
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$1.86
TZS4,979.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$7.45
TZS19,919.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$0.68
TZS1,825.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.37
TZS995.96
|
|
pay 61.5% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$0.93
TZS2,489.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
|
$2.79
TZS7,469.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.25
|
$5.17
TZS13,823.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.46
|
$2.03
TZS5,418.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$3.27
TZS8,734.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.01
TZS2,710.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.30
TZS790.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.30
TZS790.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.45
TZS1,204.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.25
TZS677.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.39
TZS1,054.11
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
$4.05
TZS10,832.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
?? | |
pay 58.0% less for housing
|
San Juan
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.00
|
$29.79
TZS79,677.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,766.67
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$838.00
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$280.41
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
?? |
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$1.12
TZS2,987.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$2.92
TZS7,801.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.40
|
$1.86
TZS4,979.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.80
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
|
?? |
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