Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 52.4% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.89
|
$5.82
TZS15,328.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.93
|
$9.70
TZS25,547.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.09
|
$0.65
TZS1,703.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.55
|
$0.58
TZS1,532.83
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.50
|
$1.03
TZS2,725.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.45
|
$2.91
TZS7,664.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.04
|
$5.14
TZS13,538.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.47
|
$2.26
TZS5,967.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.65
|
$3.40
TZS8,961.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.36
|
$1.06
TZS2,781.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.89
|
$0.38
TZS1,004.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.43
|
$0.32
TZS849.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.28
|
$0.59
TZS1,545.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.79
|
$0.38
TZS1,004.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.53
|
$0.47
TZS1,236.05
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.84
|
$4.22
TZS11,114.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$190.39
|
$5.82
TZS15,328.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,272.78
|
$15,512.48
TZS40,875,394.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.63
|
$12.80
TZS33,722.20
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$94.20
|
$46.54
TZS122,626.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,490.02
|
$116.34
TZS306,565.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,252.72
|
$77.56
TZS204,376.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$221.12
|
$25.21
TZS66,422.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,275.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,178.85
|
?? |
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.95
|
$0.78
TZS2,043.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.57
|
$1.91
TZS5,024.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.13
|
$1.94
TZS5,109.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.92
|
$38.78
TZS102,188.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.91
|
$5.82
TZS15,328.27
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Dodoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$131.47
|
$31.02
TZS81,750.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$87.17
|
$77.56
TZS204,376.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$204.81
|
$46.54
TZS122,626.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$211.95
|
$58.17
TZS153,282.73
|
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