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
₱186.63
|
$3.76
TZS9,613
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱170.44
|
$6.91
TZS17,681
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱39.75
|
$0.67
TZS1,718
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.01
|
$0.36
TZS916
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱68.21
|
$0.92
TZS2,363
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱181.05
|
$7.85
TZS20,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱375.92
|
$5.31
TZS13,580
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱101.24
|
$1.95
TZS4,991
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱106.35
|
$2.83
TZS7,239
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱64.81
|
$1.32
TZS3,384
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱37.66
|
$0.44
TZS1,133
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱59.05
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.21
|
$0.44
TZS1,114
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱44.86
|
$0.35
TZS896
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱56.93
|
$0.55
TZS1,394
|
|
pay 46.0% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱273.48
|
$4.28
TZS10,943
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱672.70
|
$8.54
TZS21,848
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,399,954.04
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,696,294
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱214.58
|
$13.84
TZS35,394
|
|
pay 18.1% more for housing
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,136.91
|
$65.54
TZS167,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,035.72
|
$274.47
TZS702,031
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,587.73
|
$231.44
TZS591,953
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,166.05
|
$54.35
TZS139,018
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,495.52
|
$296.62
TZS758,667
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱333,953.09
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,524,121
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱72.31
|
$1.20
TZS3,059
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱131.02
|
$2.03
TZS5,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱136.22
|
$1.79
TZS4,574
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,103.70
|
$45.98
TZS117,616
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱282.24
|
$5.82
TZS14,884
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,101.48
|
$20.27
TZS51,832
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,276.12
|
$44.40
TZS113,565
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,751.15
|
$54.01
TZS138,144
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,356.24
|
$53.48
TZS136,778
|
|
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