Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 34.4% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.14
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.86
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.58
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,221.89
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.70
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.49
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.94
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$512.00
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.72
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.66
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,664.55
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.11
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.40
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.40
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.81
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.29
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.85
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.14
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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