Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 20.4% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
$47.68
|
$4.18
TZS9,754
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.79
$120.46
|
$7.39
TZS17,225
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
$22.59
|
$0.59
TZS1,379
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
$10.04
|
$0.41
TZS947
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
$12.55
|
$0.83
TZS1,929
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.81
$71.78
|
$8.08
TZS18,850
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
$77.90
|
$5.00
TZS11,667
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
$39.15
|
$2.13
TZS4,976
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
$35.52
|
$2.71
TZS6,319
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
$16.54
|
$1.28
TZS2,980
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
$4.55
|
$0.41
TZS945
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.80
$22.77
|
$0.35
TZS808
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
$15.06
|
$0.49
TZS1,137
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
$16.85
|
$0.41
TZS961
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
$11.16
|
$0.62
TZS1,452
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
$36.72
|
$4.04
TZS9,427
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.88
TZS13,704
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,696.27
TZS41,262,706
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.51
TZS33,844
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$492,993.45
$4,015,421.82
|
$72.60
TZS169,288
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,088.69
$8,867.39
|
$323.29
TZS753,827
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.99
$4,015.42
|
$271.61
TZS633,319
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.40
$614.12
|
$54.90
TZS128,015
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.98
$455.92
|
$291.89
TZS680,595
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,675.95
$54,375.50
|
$5,922.92
TZS13,810,573
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.31
$35.13
|
$1.31
TZS3,052
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
$33.46
|
$1.97
TZS4,584
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.94
$32.12
|
$1.72
TZS4,001
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.17
$669.24
|
$45.42
TZS105,918
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.39
$60.23
|
$6.08
TZS14,171
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$8.22
$66.92
|
$21.87
TZS50,988
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.63
$70.27
|
$49.45
TZS115,313
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.46
$451.73
|
$62.80
TZS146,434
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.62
$501.93
|
$63.40
TZS147,823
|
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