Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 96.9% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.77
TZS9,754.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$6.04
TZS15,628.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$0.59
TZS1,518.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.35
TZS911.14
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$0.76
TZS1,957.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$3.54
TZS9,154.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$4.49
TZS11,613.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$1.87
TZS4,846.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$2.23
TZS5,768.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$1.14
TZS2,940.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.40
TZS1,037.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.38
TZS982.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.39
TZS1,004.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.28
TZS724.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.40
TZS1,040.75
|
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pay 9.4% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$4.34
TZS11,240.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$11.63
TZS30,105.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,395,387.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$11.49
TZS29,722.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$54.88
TZS142,004.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$299.88
TZS775,998.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$204.77
TZS529,869.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.19
TZS91,052.50
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$239.74
TZS620,354.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,710,978.61
|
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pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$1.16
TZS2,999.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$1.86
TZS4,805.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$1.68
TZS4,353.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$37.00
TZS95,738.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.83
TZS12,504.34
|
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pay 45.8% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$16.50
TZS42,683.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$33.56
TZS86,833.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$50.99
TZS131,956.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$48.03
TZS124,291.67
|
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