Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 13.2% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.07
|
$3.76
TZS9,725.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.92
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.28
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.75
|
$7.85
TZS20,321.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$5.31
TZS13,739.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.52
|
$2.83
TZS7,323.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$1.32
TZS3,423.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.44
TZS1,146.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.93
|
$0.44
TZS1,127.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.27
|
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
|
pay 20.3% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.91
|
$4.28
TZS11,070.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.51
|
$8.54
TZS22,103.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND31,004.68
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,659.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.22
|
$13.84
TZS35,808.20
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
Brunei
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.96
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND906.67
|
$274.47
TZS710,246.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND662.77
|
$231.44
TZS598,880.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.58
|
$54.35
TZS140,645.35
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.59
|
$296.62
TZS767,545.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,023.06
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,092.96
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$1.20
TZS3,094.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.66
|
$2.03
TZS5,264.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.71
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.36
|
$45.98
TZS118,992.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$5.82
TZS15,058.23
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.15
|
$20.27
TZS52,439.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.11
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND145.86
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.66
|
$53.48
TZS138,379.18
|
|
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