Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 6.6% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.70
|
$3.76
TZS9,734
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$6.91
TZS17,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.12
|
$0.67
TZS1,739
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.81
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
$0.92
TZS2,393
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.62
|
$7.85
TZS20,339
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.69
|
$5.31
TZS13,752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
$1.95
TZS5,054
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.43
|
$2.83
TZS7,330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.19
|
$1.32
TZS3,426
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.90
|
$0.44
TZS1,147
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.17
|
$0.35
TZS913
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.28
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.57
|
$0.35
TZS907
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.87
|
$0.55
TZS1,412
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.29
|
$4.28
TZS11,081
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.59
|
$8.54
TZS22,124
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
$13.84
TZS35,841
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
$65.54
TZS169,739
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
$274.47
TZS710,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
$231.44
TZS599,423
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
$54.35
TZS140,773
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
$296.62
TZS768,240
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,707,400
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.75
|
$1.20
TZS3,097
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.06
|
$2.03
TZS5,269
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
$1.79
TZS4,632
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q324.14
|
$45.98
TZS119,100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.32
|
$5.82
TZS15,072
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
$20.27
TZS52,487
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
$44.40
TZS114,998
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
$54.01
TZS139,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q748.47
|
$53.48
TZS138,504
|
|
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