Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 28.3% cheaper than Tijuana.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Tijuana, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
|
Tijuana
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
MX$240.98
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
$7.45
TZS17,614.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$20.73
|
$0.68
TZS1,614.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
MX$16.26
|
$0.37
TZS880.71
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
|
Tijuana
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
MX$42.75
|
$0.93
TZS2,201.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.16
MX$63.50
|
$2.79
TZS6,605.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MX$105.05
|
$5.17
TZS12,224.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
MX$55.67
|
$2.03
TZS4,791.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MX$54.27
|
$3.27
TZS7,723.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MX$21.47
|
$1.01
TZS2,396.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.67
|
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.13
|
$0.30
TZS699.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
MX$13.11
|
$0.45
TZS1,065.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$16.43
|
$0.25
TZS599.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$12.48
|
$0.39
TZS932.13
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Tijuana
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
MX$89.21
|
$4.05
TZS9,578.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MX$327.46
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,093.80
MX$363,346.97
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.71
MX$456.05
|
?? | |
pay 0.1% more for housing
|
Tijuana
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.76
MX$597.67
|
$29.79
TZS70,457.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$681.49
MX$13,685.14
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$449.92
MX$9,034.94
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.20
MX$967.89
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tijuana
|
Dodoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$182.43
MX$3,663.37
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,591.21
MX$52,034.88
|
?? |
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tijuana
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.98
MX$59.81
|
$1.12
TZS2,642.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
MX$75.85
|
$2.92
TZS6,898.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.65
MX$73.27
|
$1.86
TZS4,403.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.76
MX$677.85
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
MX$79.75
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tijuana
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.69
MX$696.68
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.47
MX$772.55
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.36
MX$1,473.10
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.74
MX$1,239.82
|
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