Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 37.5% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$3.76
TZS9,725.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$7.85
TZS20,321.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.31
TZS13,739.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.83
TZS7,323.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.32
TZS3,423.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.44
TZS1,146.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.44
TZS1,127.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.28
TZS11,070.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.54
TZS22,103.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,659.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$13.84
TZS35,808.20
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$274.47
TZS710,246.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$231.44
TZS598,880.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$54.35
TZS140,645.35
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$296.62
TZS767,545.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,092.96
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.20
TZS3,094.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.03
TZS5,264.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$45.98
TZS118,992.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$5.82
TZS15,058.23
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$20.27
TZS52,439.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$53.48
TZS138,379.18
|
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