Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 53.3% cheaper than Wellington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.2% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 55.3% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 36.9% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 45.1% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.8% less in Dodoma
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$25.04
|
$1.86
TZS5,017.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.02
|
$7.45
TZS20,068.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
NZ$4.32
|
$0.68
TZS1,839.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.61
|
$0.37
TZS1,003.41
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NZ$3.29
|
$0.93
TZS2,508.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
NZ$6.96
|
$2.79
TZS7,525.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
$5.17
TZS13,927.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
NZ$11.47
|
$2.03
TZS5,458.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
NZ$8.48
|
$3.27
TZS8,799.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NZ$2.34
|
$1.01
TZS2,730.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
$0.30
TZS796.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
$0.30
TZS796.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
$0.45
TZS1,213.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.70
|
$0.25
TZS682.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NZ$1.41
|
$0.39
TZS1,061.99
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.42
NZ$10.76
|
$4.05
TZS10,913.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$127.57
NZ$213.93
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.84
NZ$57,588.22
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.22
NZ$30.55
|
?? | |
pay 45.1% less for housing
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.27
NZ$91.01
|
$29.79
TZS80,272.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,487.35
NZ$2,494.29
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.17
NZ$2,239.10
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.11
NZ$224.90
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$871.44
NZ$1,461.41
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,649.75
NZ$21,213.75
|
?? |
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$12.02
|
$1.12
TZS3,010.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
NZ$5.72
|
$2.92
TZS7,860.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.46
NZ$41.01
|
$1.86
TZS5,017.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.85
NZ$66.83
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.24
NZ$20.53
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.78
NZ$127.08
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.09
NZ$92.39
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.44
NZ$200.31
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
NZ$217.33
|
?? |
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