Cost of living comparison

Comoros

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Comoros Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 50.9% cheaper than Comoros overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 56.4% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 38.6% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 63.1% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 3.1% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 69.9% less in Tanzania

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

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Tanzania vs. Comoros Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.4% less for restaurants

	Comoros	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KMF2,710	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	-48.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.96 KMF3,503	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	-6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 KMF438	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	-45.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KMF283	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	-32.9%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 56.4% less for groceries

	Comoros	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KMF250	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	+24.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KMF1,695	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	-2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.30 KMF7,174	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	-72.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 KMF2,207	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	-56.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.10 TZS5,554.43
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 KMF1,006	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	-49.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.48 TZS1,255.64
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.39 TZS1,027.93
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 KMF822	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	-77.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 KMF898	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	-81.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 KMF617	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	-57.3%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 38.6% less for transportation

	Comoros	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.40 KMF5,017	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	-56.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 KMF14,165	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	-54.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,057.90 KMF8M	$16,811.26 TZS44M	-11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.56 KMF3,768	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	+38.2%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 63.1% less for housing

	Comoros	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.74 KMF32,446	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	-49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 KMF320K	$332.29 TZS877K	-54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$604.66 KMF266K	$156.95 TZS414K	-74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.63 KMF37,676	$40.75 TZS108K	-52.4%
Average			-63.1%

Comoros vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1% more for childcare

	Comoros	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$398.63 KMF175K	$568.94 TZS2M	+42.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,067.24 KMF6M	$10,482.41 TZS28M	-25.5%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Comoros	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KMF458	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	+13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 KMF774	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	+10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.81 TZS4,785.96
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$59.09 TZS156K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 KMF2,862	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	-11.0%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 69.9% less for clothing

	Comoros	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.47 KMF26,605	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	-80.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.47 KMF26,605	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	-64.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.73 KMF48,283	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	-72.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.10 KMF37,444	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	-57.4%
Average			-69.9%

Comoros vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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