Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 17.5% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.21
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.15
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.83
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.43
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.17
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.10
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.13
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.49
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.45
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.94
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 46.0% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.12
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.14
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 18.1% more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.86
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.63
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.19
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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