Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 14.7% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,270.69
|
$2.90
TZS7,652.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,117.94
|
$5.96
TZS15,705.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT470.65
|
$0.62
TZS1,638.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT254.50
|
$0.31
TZS805.90
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT204.21
|
$0.72
TZS1,905.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,342.52
|
$3.79
TZS9,994.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,092.71
|
$4.52
TZS11,921.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT786.90
|
$1.68
TZS4,437.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,075.96
|
$2.35
TZS6,186.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT302.08
|
$1.11
TZS2,934.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT426.81
|
$0.38
TZS1,008.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT441.74
|
$0.34
TZS907.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT425.42
|
$0.35
TZS931.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT117.61
|
$0.30
TZS801.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT103.23
|
$0.50
TZS1,322.67
|
|
pay 58.2% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT951.34
|
$4.28
TZS11,278.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,612.35
|
$19.55
TZS51,506.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,170,210.97
|
$15,823.72
TZS41,695,779.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,857.24
|
$10.76
TZS28,364.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,979.15
|
$59.94
TZS157,953.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT178,429.54
|
$289.33
TZS762,399.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT128,099.89
|
$236.84
TZS624,065.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,813.28
|
$40.01
TZS105,415.06
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT105,803.73
|
$236.03
TZS621,955.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,889,854.77
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,301,807.14
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT616.19
|
$1.17
TZS3,090.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,017.67
|
$2.16
TZS5,694.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT998.76
|
$1.79
TZS4,721.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,202.85
|
$36.39
TZS95,888.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,304.56
|
$5.68
TZS14,961.43
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT36,601.88
|
$11.43
TZS30,127.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,323.96
|
$21.76
TZS57,331.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,130.85
|
$45.14
TZS118,955.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT41,662.34
|
$38.53
TZS101,523.97
|
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