Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 2.3% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 72.7% less for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
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