Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 14.9% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF899
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 50.2% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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