Cost of Living Comparison

USD

COMPARED TO

TZS

Tanzania is 48.5% cheaper than Guam.

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

pay 57.7% less for restaurants

	Guam	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00	$4.04 TZS9,011	-63.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82	$7.08 TZS15,795	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.09	$0.60 TZS1,349	-71.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71	$0.40 TZS882	-76.9%
Average			-57.7%

Guam vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.1% less for groceries

	Guam	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$3.79	$0.79 TZS1,769	-79.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.90	$7.59 TZS16,928	+28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.76	$4.98 TZS11,102	-43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.55	$2.17 TZS4,845	-38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48	$2.70 TZS6,025	-22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.64	$1.19 TZS2,649	-55.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20	$0.49 TZS1,103	-58.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.68	$0.52 TZS1,149	-80.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76	$0.59 TZS1,309	-66.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.45 TZS1,002	-57.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96	$0.74 TZS1,659	-22.8%
Average			-45.1%

Guam vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.3% less for transportation

	Guam	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40	$3.68 TZS8,219	-16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.00	$6.32 TZS14,104	-91.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,500.00	$17,699.99 TZS39,488,666	-33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.27	$11.59 TZS25,847	-72.6%
Average			-53.3%

Guam vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.3% less for housing

	Guam	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25	$60.79 TZS135,618	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,488.54	$340.20 TZS758,975	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,040.62	$304.54 TZS679,433	-70.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$318.72	$55.57 TZS123,968	-82.6%
Average			-66.3%

Guam vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Guam	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$349.79	$375.86 TZS838,540	+7.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,700.00	$5,523.49 TZS12,322,899	-48.4%
Average			-20.4%

Guam vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Guam	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.16	$1.29 TZS2,872	-69.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68	$1.99 TZS4,443	-57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.06	$1.56 TZS3,482	-80.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.42	$44.83 TZS100,018	-49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.69	$6.08 TZS13,562	-30.0%
Average			-57.4%

Guam vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 39.1% less for clothing

	Guam	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.02	$20.96 TZS46,768	-62.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.75	$38.80 TZS86,556	-7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.67	$57.93 TZS129,236	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.47	$51.77 TZS115,503	-48.0%
Average			-39.1%

Guam vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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