Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 35.8% cheaper than Santander.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.8% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 40.7% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 36.0% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 8.6% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.0% less in Dodoma
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Santander, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
|
Santander
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€10.92
|
$1.86
TZS4,913.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€8.64
|
$7.45
TZS19,654.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.71
|
$0.68
TZS1,801.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.35
|
$0.37
TZS982.70
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Santander
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
€1.09
|
$0.93
TZS2,456.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
€6.69
|
$2.79
TZS7,370.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
€3.62
|
$5.17
TZS13,639.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.58
|
$2.03
TZS5,345.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
€2.45
|
$3.27
TZS8,617.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.91
|
$1.01
TZS2,674.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.83
|
$0.30
TZS780.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.18
|
$0.30
TZS780.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.14
|
$0.45
TZS1,188.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.73
|
$0.25
TZS668.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€0.98
|
$0.39
TZS1,040.07
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
Santander
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.33
€5.37
|
$4.05
TZS10,688.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.98
€31.39
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€30,359.42
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.21
€12.07
|
?? | |
pay 8.6% less for housing
|
Santander
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.58
€27.66
|
$29.79
TZS78,616.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.92
€561.12
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$482.29
€409.46
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.83
€102.58
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Santander
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$428.71
€363.97
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,279.35
|
?? |
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santander
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.95
€2.50
|
$1.12
TZS2,948.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
€1.73
|
$2.92
TZS7,697.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.46
|
$1.86
TZS4,913.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.10
€42.54
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.28
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Santander
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.50
€88.72
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.49
€28.43
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.06
€70.52
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.05
€92.58
|
?? |
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