Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 73.1% more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
DZD318.44
|
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
DZD465.26
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD67.11
|
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD29.32
|
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
Algeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.48
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.82
DZD514.21
|
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DZD436.63
|
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD227.73
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DZD299.31
|
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
DZD188.90
|
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DZD182.41
|
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
DZD98.53
|
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
DZD41.17
|
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.93
|
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.50
|
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
|
pay 97.3% more for transportation
Algeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD164.94
|
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.54
DZD1,957.15
|
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,484.82
DZD4,239,147.62
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.78
DZD509.02
|
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
|
pay 93.3% more for housing
Algeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.66
DZD2,647.65
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.86
DZD21,657.97
|
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.85
DZD13,309.76
|
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.99
DZD4,711.57
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.75
DZD8,582.84
|
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,483.44
DZD334,373.51
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
DZD205.50
|
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.66
DZD88.57
|
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
DZD344.14
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.16
DZD2,445.34
|
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
DZD585.67
|
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
|
pay 36.1% less for clothing
Algeria
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.32
DZD5,024.37
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.91
DZD5,642.69
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.31
DZD10,274.47
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.35
DZD10,009.95
|
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
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