Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 34.4% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 52.5% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,509
|
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp56,577
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,245
|
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,091
|
$0.36
TZS922
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,156
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp59,581
|
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,276
|
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,255
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,039
|
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp18,962
|
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,265
|
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp11,982
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,774
|
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,690
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,855
|
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp49,826
|
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp191,571
|
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp424,895,399
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,117
|
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
|
pay 44.2% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp541,801
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp3,988,814
|
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,627,425
|
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp679,469
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
|
pay 80.8% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,719,753
|
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp109,318,609
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,632
|
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,607
|
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,405
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp455,243
|
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,038
|
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp662,465
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp489,190
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,080,021
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,007,131
|
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
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