Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 2.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$3.77
TZS9,754.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$6.04
TZS15,628.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$0.59
TZS1,518.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$0.35
TZS911.14
|
|
pay 72.4% more for groceries
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$0.76
TZS1,957.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$3.54
TZS9,154.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$4.49
TZS11,613.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$1.87
TZS4,846.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$2.23
TZS5,768.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$1.14
TZS2,940.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.40
TZS1,037.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$0.38
TZS982.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$0.39
TZS1,004.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.28
TZS724.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.40
TZS1,040.75
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$4.34
TZS11,240.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$11.63
TZS30,105.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,395,387.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$11.49
TZS29,722.99
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$54.88
TZS142,004.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$299.88
TZS775,998.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$204.77
TZS529,869.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$35.19
TZS91,052.50
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$239.74
TZS620,354.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,710,978.61
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$1.16
TZS2,999.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$1.86
TZS4,805.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$1.68
TZS4,353.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$37.00
TZS95,738.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$4.83
TZS12,504.34
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$16.50
TZS42,683.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$33.56
TZS86,833.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$50.99
TZS131,956.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$48.03
TZS124,291.67
|
|
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