Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 20.8% cheaper than Slovakia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.4% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 31.1% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 36.1% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 44.6% more in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.0% less in Dodoma
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.29
|
$1.86
TZS5,021.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.15
|
$7.45
TZS20,086.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.42
|
$0.68
TZS1,841.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.24
|
$0.37
TZS1,004.34
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.21
|
$0.93
TZS2,510.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.41
|
$2.79
TZS7,532.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.48
|
$5.17
TZS13,940.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.07
|
$2.03
TZS5,463.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.79
|
$3.27
TZS8,807.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.65
|
$1.01
TZS2,733.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.71
|
$0.30
TZS797.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$0.30
TZS797.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.35
|
$0.45
TZS1,214.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$0.25
TZS683.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.55
|
$0.39
TZS1,062.98
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€5.68
|
$4.05
TZS10,923.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€23.91
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€21,886.52
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€10.43
|
?? | |
pay 44.6% more for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€18.45
|
$29.79
TZS80,347.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€507.86
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€419.38
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€153.26
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€359.12
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,229.54
|
?? |
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.78
|
$1.12
TZS3,013.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.10
|
$2.92
TZS7,867.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€4.69
|
$1.86
TZS5,021.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€35.87
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.36
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€56.96
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€26.17
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€70.71
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€82.67
|
?? |
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