Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 44.6% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
$0.36
TZS922
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
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