Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 9.7% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.72
|
$3.76
TZS9,725.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.95
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.70
|
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$7.85
TZS20,321.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.87
|
$5.31
TZS13,739.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.19
|
$2.83
TZS7,323.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$1.32
TZS3,423.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.44
TZS1,146.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.16
|
$0.44
TZS1,127.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.82
|
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.98
|
$4.28
TZS11,070.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.76
|
$8.54
TZS22,103.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,680.78
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,659.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.13
|
$13.84
TZS35,808.20
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.04
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.26
|
$274.47
TZS710,246.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.21
|
$231.44
TZS598,880.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB201.96
|
$54.35
TZS140,645.35
|
|
pay 65.0% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.16
|
$296.62
TZS767,545.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,106.77
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,092.96
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.73
|
$1.20
TZS3,094.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.31
|
$2.03
TZS5,264.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.87
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB285.93
|
$45.98
TZS118,992.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.00
|
$5.82
TZS15,058.23
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.38
|
$20.27
TZS52,439.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.81
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.70
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.57
|
$53.48
TZS138,379.18
|
|
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