Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 50.0% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Guam, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
Guam
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
|
$4.18
TZS9,332
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
|
$7.39
TZS16,481
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$0.59
TZS1,319
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
|
$0.41
TZS906
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
Guam
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.82
|
$0.83
TZS1,846
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.56
|
$8.08
TZS18,035
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.69
|
$5.00
TZS11,163
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
|
$2.13
TZS4,761
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$2.71
TZS6,046
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.81
|
$1.28
TZS2,851
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$0.41
TZS904
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$5.13
|
$0.35
TZS773
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.53
|
$0.49
TZS1,088
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.41
TZS919
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.62
TZS1,389
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Guam
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
|
$4.04
TZS9,020
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$5.88
TZS13,112
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,696.27
TZS39,480,367
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.41
|
$14.51
TZS32,382
|
|
pay 64.8% less for housing
Guam
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$115.94
|
$72.60
TZS161,976
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,141.92
|
$323.29
TZS721,265
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$915.62
|
$271.61
TZS605,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$274.23
|
$54.90
TZS122,486
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Guam
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.08
|
$291.89
TZS651,196
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,850.00
|
$5,922.92
TZS13,214,026
|
|
pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
|
$1.31
TZS2,920
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.72
|
$1.97
TZS4,386
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
|
$1.72
TZS3,828
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$115.38
|
$45.42
TZS101,343
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
|
$6.08
TZS13,559
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Guam
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.67
|
$21.87
TZS48,786
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.50
|
$49.45
TZS110,332
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.79
|
$62.80
TZS140,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
|
$63.40
TZS141,438
|
|
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