Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 33.5% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Guyana
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
Guyana
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Guyana
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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