Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 45.5% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$3.76
TZS9,755.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$6.91
TZS17,943.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.67
TZS1,743.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.36
TZS929.54
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.92
TZS2,397.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$7.85
TZS20,383.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$5.31
TZS13,781.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.95
TZS5,065.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$2.83
TZS7,345.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.32
TZS3,433.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.44
TZS1,149.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.35
TZS915.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.44
TZS1,130.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.35
TZS909.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.55
TZS1,415.06
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.28
TZS11,104.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$8.54
TZS22,171.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$13.84
TZS35,918.31
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
Illinois
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$65.54
TZS170,106.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$274.47
TZS712,430.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$231.44
TZS600,722.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$54.35
TZS141,077.82
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$296.62
TZS769,905.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,739,275.69
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$1.20
TZS3,104.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$2.03
TZS5,280.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$1.79
TZS4,642.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$45.98
TZS119,358.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$5.82
TZS15,104.54
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$20.27
TZS52,600.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$44.40
TZS115,247.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$54.01
TZS140,190.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$53.48
TZS138,804.68
|
|
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