Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 31.7% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.89
|
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.40
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.93
|
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.25
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.09
|
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.84
|
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.80
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.63
|
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.71
|
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.81
|
$0.35
TZS900
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.13
|
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.92
|
$0.35
TZS894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.79
|
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR165.99
|
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR73,900.56
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.10
|
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.00
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,422.86
|
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,405.82
|
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.09
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,513.24
|
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,506.79
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.00
|
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.11
|
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR22.96
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR477.03
|
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.83
|
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR265.57
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.25
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR274.48
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR269.91
|
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
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