Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 16.2% cheaper than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.4% more in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 28.4% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 53.5% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 2.3% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 18.5% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.0% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 75.3% less in Tanzania

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and housing in Tanzania are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tanzania. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 44.4% more for restaurants

	Burma	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	+39.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	+149.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	-31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	-46.9%
Average			+44.4%

Burma vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.4% less for groceries

	Burma	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	-34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	-9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	-12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	+53.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	-12.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	-42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	-68.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	-51.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	-55.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	-7.0%
Average			-28.4%

Burma vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.5% less for transportation

	Burma	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	-85.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	+25.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$16,811.26 TZS44M	-44.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	+31.5%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 2.3% more for housing

	Burma	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	+100.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$332.29 TZS877K	+17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$156.95 TZS414K	-20.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$40.75 TZS108K	+7.7%
Average			+2.3%

Burma vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 18.5% more for childcare

	Burma	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$568.94 TZS2M	+53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$10,482.41 TZS28M	-8.7%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	+18.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	+30.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	+37.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$59.09 TZS156K	+215.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	+131.6%
Average			+85.0%

Burma vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 75.3% less for clothing

	Burma	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	-86.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	-66.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	-70.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	-72.1%
Average			-75.3%

Burma vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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