Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 2.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.89
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.41
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.32
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.86
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.97
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.66
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.95
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.91
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.74
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳396.04
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.55
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.57
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.43
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.56
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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