Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 2.8 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£125.73
|
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.66
|
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.57
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£57.38
|
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£112.94
|
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£74.03
|
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£18.87
|
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.26
|
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.45
|
$0.35
TZS900
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.89
|
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.57
|
$0.35
TZS894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.69
|
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£47.59
|
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£372.68
|
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£86.26
|
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
|
pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£67.64
|
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£48.15
|
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£709.63
|
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£146.22
|
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
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