Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 1.0% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$3.77
TZS9,754.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$6.04
TZS15,628.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.59
TZS1,518.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.35
TZS911.14
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.76
TZS1,957.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$3.54
TZS9,154.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$4.49
TZS11,613.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$1.87
TZS4,846.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.23
TZS5,768.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.14
TZS2,940.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.40
TZS1,037.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.38
TZS982.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.39
TZS1,004.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.28
TZS724.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.40
TZS1,040.75
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$4.34
TZS11,240.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$11.63
TZS30,105.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,395,387.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$11.49
TZS29,722.99
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$54.88
TZS142,004.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$299.88
TZS775,998.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$204.77
TZS529,869.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$35.19
TZS91,052.50
|
|
pay 59.3% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$239.74
TZS620,354.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,710,978.61
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$1.16
TZS2,999.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$1.86
TZS4,805.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$1.68
TZS4,353.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$37.00
TZS95,738.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$4.83
TZS12,504.34
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$16.50
TZS42,683.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$33.56
TZS86,833.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$50.99
TZS131,956.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$48.03
TZS124,291.67
|
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