Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 18.7% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$3.76
TZS9,725.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$7.85
TZS20,321.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$5.31
TZS13,739.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$2.83
TZS7,323.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.32
TZS3,423.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.44
TZS1,146.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.44
TZS1,127.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$4.28
TZS11,070.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$8.54
TZS22,103.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,557.28
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,659.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$13.84
TZS35,808.20
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.15
|
$274.47
TZS710,246.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.12
|
$231.44
TZS598,880.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
$54.35
TZS140,645.35
|
|
pay 2.0% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.83
|
$296.62
TZS767,545.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.72
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,092.96
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$1.20
TZS3,094.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.03
TZS5,264.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$45.98
TZS118,992.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$5.82
TZS15,058.23
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$20.27
TZS52,439.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
$53.48
TZS138,379.18
|
|
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