Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 52.5% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
|
Ottawa
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
|
Ottawa
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
|
Ottawa
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
|
Ottawa
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
|
Ottawa
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ottawa
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
|
Ottawa
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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