Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 49.4% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.77
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
$7.45
TZS17,614.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$0.68
TZS1,614.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$0.37
TZS880.71
|
|
pay 58.7% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
$0.93
TZS2,201.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
$2.79
TZS6,605.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
$5.17
TZS12,224.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
$2.03
TZS4,791.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
$3.27
TZS7,723.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$1.01
TZS2,396.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
$0.45
TZS1,065.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$0.25
TZS599.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
$0.39
TZS932.13
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
$4.05
TZS9,578.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
?? | |
pay 17.6% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
$29.79
TZS70,457.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
?? |
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
$1.12
TZS2,642.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
$2.92
TZS6,898.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
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