Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 69.8% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 57.6% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
$3.77
TZS9,754.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
$6.04
TZS15,628.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
$0.59
TZS1,518.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
$0.35
TZS911.14
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
$0.76
TZS1,957.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
$3.54
TZS9,154.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
$4.49
TZS11,613.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
$1.87
TZS4,846.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
$2.23
TZS5,768.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
$1.14
TZS2,940.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
$0.40
TZS1,037.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
$0.38
TZS982.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
$0.39
TZS1,004.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
$0.28
TZS724.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
$0.40
TZS1,040.75
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
$4.34
TZS11,240.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
$11.63
TZS30,105.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,395,387.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
$11.49
TZS29,722.99
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
$54.88
TZS142,004.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
$299.88
TZS775,998.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
$204.77
TZS529,869.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
$35.19
TZS91,052.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
$239.74
TZS620,354.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,710,978.61
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
$1.16
TZS2,999.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
$1.86
TZS4,805.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
$1.68
TZS4,353.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
$37.00
TZS95,738.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
$4.83
TZS12,504.34
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Nepal
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
$16.50
TZS42,683.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
$33.56
TZS86,833.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
$50.99
TZS131,956.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
$48.03
TZS124,291.67
|
|
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