Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 19.9% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$374.27
|
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$461.07
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$65.77
|
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$43.81
|
$0.36
TZS922
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$99.89
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$237.19
|
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$273.42
|
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$103.84
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$144.99
|
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$64.27
|
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.28
|
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.42
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.19
|
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.41
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.56
|
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$287.34
|
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,740.32
|
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,644,737.31
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,393.35
|
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,888.67
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,162.96
|
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,466.29
|
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,822.84
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
|
pay 4.7% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,683.84
|
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$320,856.20
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$169.02
|
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$124.54
|
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$284.31
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,907.97
|
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$365.64
|
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,724.99
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,798.28
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,757.48
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$5,019.65
|
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
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