Cost of living comparison
Peru is 3.3% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Peru instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,725.68
|
$2.98
PEN10.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.37
|
$5.00
PEN18.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.37
|
$1.30
PEN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,321.05
|
$2.56
PEN9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,739.16
|
$4.32
PEN15.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.62
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,323.26
|
$2.13
PEN7.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,423.32
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,146.43
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,127.49
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,070.74
|
$5.30
PEN19.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,103.83
|
$16.55
PEN61.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,659.05
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,286.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,808.20
|
$11.94
PEN44.01
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.49
|
$29.53
PEN108.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,246.54
|
$277.70
PEN1,023.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS598,880.76
|
$204.62
PEN754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,645.35
|
$39.33
PEN145.02
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS767,545.10
|
$162.20
PEN598.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,092.96
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,891.18
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,094.54
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,264.21
|
$2.60
PEN9.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.99
|
$4.57
PEN16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS118,992.28
|
$31.17
PEN114.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,058.23
|
$4.59
PEN16.91
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,439.03
|
$40.11
PEN147.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.86
|
$22.91
PEN84.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.67
|
$67.62
PEN249.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,379.18
|
$59.99
PEN221.20
|
|
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