Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 44.1% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸270.70
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.07
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 58.3% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸812.00
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸261.78
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸338.35
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸342.16
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.83
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.35
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.22
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 75.3% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸711.62
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 44.5% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸445.32
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸722.40
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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