Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 50.2% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.36
TZS922
|
|
pay 54.0% less for groceries
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
|
pay 60.4% less for clothing
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
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