Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 41.6% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
|
pay 72.6% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
|
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