Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 11.9% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.01
|
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.03
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
$0.36
TZS922
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.70
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.58
|
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR105.98
|
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.08
|
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.81
|
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.10
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.09
|
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.80
|
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR331.83
|
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,320.31
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.76
|
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.28
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,633.36
|
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,664.30
|
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,855.66
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
|
pay 92.7% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,447.85
|
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,243.49
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.25
|
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.22
|
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.55
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,074.66
|
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.41
|
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR625.82
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.26
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.29
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR985.42
|
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
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