Cost of Living Comparison Between Dodoma and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Dodoma and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Dodoma is 55.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 64.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dodoma is 50.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 72.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.70 TZS 9,555

$11.85 MX$211

-68.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.13 TZS 49.4K

$42.16 MX$750

-54.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.64 TZS 24.9K

$10.75 MX$191

-10.33%

Cappuccino

$1.96 TZS 5,070

$3.47 MX$61.8

-43.52%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 TZS 979

$1.45 MX$25.85

-73.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 TZS 444

$0.90 MX$16.06

-81.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.87 TZS 2,240

$3.05 MX$54.3

-71.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 TZS 8,539

$4.42 MX$78.6

-25.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.85 TZS 2,195

$1.37 MX$24.36

-37.96%

White Bread (500g)

$0.78 TZS 2,021

$1.87 MX$33.31

-58.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.03 TZS 2,665

$1.54 MX$27.46

-33.12%

Eggs

$1.97 TZS 5,097

$2.50 MX$44.53

-21.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.70 TZS 14.7K

$8.61 MX$153

-33.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.92 TZS 17.9K

$8.63 MX$154

-19.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.85 TZS 9,950

$11.02 MX$196

-65.06%

Apples (1kg)

$2.52 TZS 6,511

$2.75 MX$48.91

-8.36%

Banana (1kg)

$0.90 TZS 2,316

$1.43 MX$25.41

-37.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.73 TZS 1,892

$1.87 MX$33.32

-60.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.58 TZS 4,090

$2.17 MX$38.56

-27.19%

Potato (1kg)

$1.05 TZS 2,702

$1.88 MX$33.50

-44.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.76 TZS 4,555

$2.25 MX$39.96

-21.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.47 TZS 1,207

$1.07 MX$18.99

-56.07%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.40 TZS 1,035

$1.07 MX$19.10

-62.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.52 TZS 3,934

$4.15 MX$73.9

-63.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.87 TZS 9,995

$10.34 MX$184

-62.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.86 TZS 2,216

$1.68 MX$29.87

-48.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.24 TZS 3,208

$2.48 MX$44.19

-50.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.87

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$472

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 MX$57.2

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$44.15

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$55.3

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 TZS 2,908

$1.26 MX$22.34

-10.32%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$30.7K MX$545.4K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.0K MX$427.6K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$82.5 MX$1,467

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$19.01 TZS 49.1K

$22.29 MX$396

-14.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.58 TZS 50.5K

$30.02 MX$534

-34.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 TZS 148.2K

$51.4 MX$915

11.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.60 TZS 19.6K

$18.29 MX$325

-58.45%

Cinema Ticket

$3.98 TZS 10.3K

$4.98 MX$88.7

-20.08%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$200 MX$3,558

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$94.4K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.71 MX$635

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$704

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,433

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,571

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$95.3 TZS 246.0K

$482 MX$8,579

-80.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Dodoma: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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