Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 3.0% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$5.66
KGS499.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$4.75
KGS419.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$0.70
KGS61.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.37
KGS33.08
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$0.44
KGS38.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$4.30
KGS379.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$3.42
KGS301.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$1.62
KGS142.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$2.21
KGS194.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$0.44
KGS38.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.74
KGS65.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$0.89
KGS78.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.79
KGS69.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.21
KGS18.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.21
KGS18.38
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$2.89
KGS255.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$33,875.45
KGS2,989,918.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$2.57
KGS226.57
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$11.68
KGS1,031.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$414.20
KGS36,558.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$259.81
KGS22,930.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$25.66
KGS2,264.43
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$4,498.84
KGS397,076.83
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$1.02
KGS89.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$1.64
KGS145.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$1.61
KGS142.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$35.43
KGS3,126.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$3.11
KGS274.78
|
|
pay 48.4% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$31.37
KGS2,768.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$38.21
KGS3,372.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$75.90
KGS6,699.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$67.64
KGS5,970.29
|
|
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