Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 40.5% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$1.57
PKR436.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$3.50
PKR969.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$0.30
PKR84.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.21
PKR57.55
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$0.56
PKR154.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$2.35
PKR651.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$2.66
PKR737.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$1.10
PKR303.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$1.23
PKR340.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$0.43
PKR118.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.28
PKR76.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$0.31
PKR87.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.20
PKR55.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.16
PKR43.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.20
PKR54.68
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$3.75
PKR1,038.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$6.78
PKR1,877.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,637,796.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$3.96
PKR1,098.29
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$14.27
PKR3,954.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$81.52
PKR22,589.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$50.88
PKR14,097.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$54.49
PKR15,098.15
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$29.66
PKR8,217.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$1,010.43
PKR279,979.62
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$1.84
PKR509.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$1.52
PKR420.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$1.63
PKR452.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$10.78
PKR2,987.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$3.47
PKR961.40
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$13.74
PKR3,806.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$18.92
PKR5,242.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$48.54
PKR13,448.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$26.13
PKR7,239.71
|
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