Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 16.7% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
|
pay 34.4% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
|
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