Cost of living comparison

Somalia

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 43.8% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 46.1% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 67.8% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 15.0 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 30.3% more in Tanzania

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Tanzania are more expensive than in Somalia. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Tanzania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tanzania.

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Tanzania vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Somalia, you would:

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pay 0.3% less for restaurants

	Somalia	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.33 SOS1,908	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	-4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SOS2,862	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	+49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 SOS595	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	-47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SOS437	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	-43.4%
Average			-0.3%

Somalia vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Somalia	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SOS775	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	+50.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 SOS4,020	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 SOS1,250	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	-0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 SOS1,157	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	+4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 SOS671	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	-2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 SOS476	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	-42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SOS649	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	-65.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SOS335	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	-27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS357	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	-38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SOS422	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	-18.7%
Average			-26.1%

Somalia vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

	Somalia	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57 SOS2,041	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	+40.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.17 SOS6,968	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	+21.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,000.00 SOS6M	$16,811.26 TZS44M	+68.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.78 SOS3,882	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	+74.5%
Average			+46.1%

Somalia vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 67.8% more for housing

	Somalia	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.56 SOS22,639	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.33 SOS82,036	$332.29 TZS877K	+131.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$156.95 TZS414K	+102.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.38 SOS44,862	$40.75 TZS108K	-48.0%
Average			+67.8%

Somalia vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 15.0 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.67 SOS29,571	$568.94 TZS2M	+1001.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$515.00 SOS295K	$10,482.41 TZS28M	+1935.4%
Average			+1397.1%

Somalia vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.19 TZS3,131.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 SOS954	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	+16.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.00 SOS572	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	+81.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.58 SOS19,794	$59.09 TZS156K	+70.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.79 TZS15,284.87
Average			+50.0%

Somalia vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.3% more for clothing

	Somalia	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.50 SOS7,154	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.33 SOS9,348	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	+31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$18.50 SOS10,588	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	+61.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.83 SOS14,786	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	+40.2%
Average			+30.3%

Somalia vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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