Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 19.6% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 78.4% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.76
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.83
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.79
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr28.02
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.25
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr49.15
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.99
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.60
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.30
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr10.00
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.62
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.09
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.27
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.53
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr301,368.72
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr410.03
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,833.76
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,637.85
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr982.98
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,562.66
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,638.38
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.50
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.72
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.63
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr394.65
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.51
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr956.73
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr333.15
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,007.98
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
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