Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 2.7% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Dominica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 0.7% less for housing
Dominica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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