Cost of Living Comparison

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COMPARED TO

TZS

If you lived in Tanzania instead of American Samoa, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	American Samoa	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$4.04 TZS9,011
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.08 TZS15,795
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.60 TZS1,349
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.40 TZS882

American Samoa vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	American Samoa	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.79 TZS1,769
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$7.59 TZS16,928
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$4.98 TZS11,102
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$2.17 TZS4,845
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.70 TZS6,025
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.19 TZS2,649
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.49 TZS1,103
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.52 TZS1,149
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.59 TZS1,309
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.45 TZS1,002
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.74 TZS1,659

American Samoa vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	American Samoa	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.68 TZS8,219
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.32 TZS14,104
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$17,699.99 TZS39,488,666
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.59 TZS25,847

American Samoa vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	American Samoa	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$60.79 TZS135,618
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$340.20 TZS758,975
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$304.54 TZS679,433
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$55.57 TZS123,968

American Samoa vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	American Samoa	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$375.86 TZS838,540
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,523.49 TZS12,322,899

American Samoa vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	American Samoa	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.29 TZS2,872
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.99 TZS4,443
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.56 TZS3,482
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$44.83 TZS100,018
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.08 TZS13,562

American Samoa vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	American Samoa	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$20.96 TZS46,768
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$38.80 TZS86,556
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$57.93 TZS129,236
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$51.77 TZS115,503

American Samoa vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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