Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 45.5% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Canada, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
$3.76
TZS9,725.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Canada
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$7.85
TZS20,320.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
$5.31
TZS13,739.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$2.83
TZS7,323.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.32
TZS3,423.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.44
TZS1,146.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.44
TZS1,127.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Canada
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$4.28
TZS11,070.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
$8.54
TZS22,103.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
$13.84
TZS35,808.10
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Canada
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
$274.47
TZS710,244.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
$231.44
TZS598,879.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
$54.35
TZS140,644.95
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Canada
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
$296.62
TZS767,542.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,051.09
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$1.20
TZS3,094.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$2.03
TZS5,264.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
$45.98
TZS118,991.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
$5.82
TZS15,058.19
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Canada
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
$20.27
TZS52,438.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
$53.48
TZS138,378.79
|
|
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