Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 66.0% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
|
Algiers
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD396.87
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD644.91
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.33
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.90
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 71.0% more for groceries
|
Algiers
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.84
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD566.16
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD455.81
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.70
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD302.48
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD179.09
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.86
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.62
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.70
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.12
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.09
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Algiers
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD160.94
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,488.25
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,968,656.01
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD446.47
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 77.3% more for housing
|
Algiers
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,173.06
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,113.47
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,376.60
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,876.91
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Algiers
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,543.04
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD408,204.62
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Algiers
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD248.04
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD120.04
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD342.30
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,877.28
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD694.51
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
|
Algiers
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,431.26
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,535.31
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,853.73
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,195.14
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
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