Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 0.9% more expensive than Shkoder.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Shkoder, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
|
Shkoder
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
ALL508
|
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.37
ALL406
|
$7.45
TZS19,866.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
ALL152
|
$0.68
TZS1,821.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL71
|
$0.37
TZS993.35
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
|
Shkoder
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
ALL72
|
$0.93
TZS2,483.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
ALL336
|
$2.79
TZS7,450.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
ALL652
|
$5.17
TZS13,787.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
ALL268
|
$2.03
TZS5,403.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
ALL192
|
$3.27
TZS8,711.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$1.01
TZS2,703.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
ALL85
|
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.45
TZS1,201.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.25
TZS675.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.39
TZS1,051.34
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
|
Shkoder
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
ALL725
|
$4.05
TZS10,803.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
ALL997
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,144.86
ALL2,990,291
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.51
ALL4,326
|
?? | |
pay 99.2% more for housing
|
Shkoder
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.95
ALL1,391
|
$29.79
TZS79,467.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.83
ALL29,008
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.20
ALL29,601
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.81
ALL4,541
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Shkoder
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.87
ALL7,616
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,637.47
ALL152,326
|
?? |
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Shkoder
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
ALL226
|
$1.12
TZS2,980.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ALL152
|
$2.92
TZS7,781.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
ALL335
|
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.21
ALL3,554
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
ALL609
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Shkoder
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.93
ALL3,250
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.77
ALL1,746
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.97
ALL7,532
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.00
ALL12,186
|
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