Cost of living comparison
Dodoma is 29.3% cheaper than Zimbabwe overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.4% less in Dodoma
- Groceries
-
pay 26.9% less in Dodoma
- Transportation
-
pay 34.1% less in Dodoma
- Housing
-
pay 76.4% less in Dodoma
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.2% more in Dodoma
Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Dodoma.
If you lived in Dodoma instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$1.86
TZS4,933.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$7.45
TZS19,733.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$0.68
TZS1,808.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$0.37
TZS986.66
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$0.93
TZS2,466.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$2.79
TZS7,399.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$5.17
TZS13,694.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$2.03
TZS5,367.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$3.27
TZS8,652.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$1.01
TZS2,685.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.30
TZS783.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$0.30
TZS783.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$0.45
TZS1,193.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.25
TZS671.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.39
TZS1,044.26
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$4.05
TZS10,731.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
?? | |
pay 76.4% less for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$29.79
TZS78,932.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
?? |
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.12
TZS2,959.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$2.92
TZS7,728.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$1.86
TZS4,933.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dodoma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
?? |
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