Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 96.3% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.76
TZS9,725.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$7.85
TZS20,321.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$5.31
TZS13,739.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$2.83
TZS7,323.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.32
TZS3,423.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.44
TZS1,146.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.44
TZS1,127.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.28
TZS11,070.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$8.54
TZS22,103.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,659.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$13.84
TZS35,808.20
|
|
pay 60.5% more for housing
Somalia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$274.47
TZS710,246.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$231.44
TZS598,880.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$54.35
TZS140,645.35
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$296.62
TZS767,545.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,092.96
|
|
pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$1.20
TZS3,094.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$2.03
TZS5,264.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$45.98
TZS118,992.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$5.82
TZS15,058.23
|
|
pay 71.6% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$20.27
TZS52,439.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$53.48
TZS138,379.18
|
|
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