Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 2.1 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of India, you would:
pay 65.2% more for restaurants
India
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹206.86
|
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.70
|
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
|
pay 60.4% more for groceries
India
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.00
|
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.88
|
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.21
|
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.21
|
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.99
|
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.19
|
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.07
|
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
|
pay 78.7% more for transportation
India
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.31
|
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
India
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
India
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.17
|
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.81
|
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.43
|
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
India
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
|
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