Cost of living comparison

Ecuador

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 13.0% cheaper than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 4.6% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 16.6% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 91.5% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 65.7% less in Tanzania

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

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Tanzania vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.0% less for restaurants

	Ecuador	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.65	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	-13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	+6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	-40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	-37.9%
Average			-13.0%

Ecuador vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Ecuador	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	-60.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	+22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	+10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	+3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	-6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	+40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	-2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	-28.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	-8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	-23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	+38.0%
Average			-6.2%

Ecuador vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.6% more for transportation

	Ecuador	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	+70.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.33	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	-23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,347.00	$16,811.26 TZS44M	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.14	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	-2.5%
Average			+4.6%

Ecuador vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.6% less for housing

	Ecuador	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.65	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	+35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.73	$332.29 TZS877K	-1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.44	$156.95 TZS414K	-35.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.32	$40.75 TZS108K	-10.1%
Average			-16.6%

Ecuador vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 91.5% more for childcare

	Ecuador	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.25	$568.94 TZS2M	+83.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,243.49	$10,482.41 TZS28M	+99.9%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ecuador	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	-27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	-66.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41	$59.09 TZS156K	+88.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	-7.8%
Average			-16.1%

Ecuador vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 65.7% less for clothing

	Ecuador	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.22	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	-80.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.01	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	-71.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.17	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	-52.5%
Average			-65.7%

Ecuador vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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