Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 7.9% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
$0.36
TZS922
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
|
pay 13.2% more for childcare
Cambodia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
|
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