Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 27.6% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 56.2% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
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