Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 47.1% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$3.77
TZS9,754.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$6.04
TZS15,628.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$0.59
TZS1,518.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$0.35
TZS911.14
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$0.76
TZS1,957.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$3.54
TZS9,154.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$4.49
TZS11,613.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$1.87
TZS4,846.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$2.23
TZS5,768.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$1.14
TZS2,940.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.40
TZS1,037.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$0.38
TZS982.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$0.39
TZS1,004.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.28
TZS724.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.40
TZS1,040.75
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$4.34
TZS11,240.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$11.63
TZS30,105.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,395,387.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$11.49
TZS29,722.99
|
|
pay 36.3% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$54.88
TZS142,004.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$299.88
TZS775,998.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$204.77
TZS529,869.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$35.19
TZS91,052.50
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$239.74
TZS620,354.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,710,978.61
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$1.16
TZS2,999.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$1.86
TZS4,805.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$1.68
TZS4,353.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$37.00
TZS95,738.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$4.83
TZS12,504.34
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$16.50
TZS42,683.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$33.56
TZS86,833.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$50.99
TZS131,956.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$48.03
TZS124,291.67
|
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