Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 49.9% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,851
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,642
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,650
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD601
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD636
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD406
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 16.8% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,575
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,258,184
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,919
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
Iraq
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,722
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,068
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,156
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,924
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,353
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,994
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,746
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,148
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,321
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,074
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,664
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,944
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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