Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 16.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$895.10
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$780.71
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$574.16
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$493.06
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$269.69
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$585.06
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$259.38
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$290.95
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 48.1% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 54.1% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 29.3% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 47.0% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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