Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 38.4% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.16
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
$0.36
TZS922
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.95
|
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL89.70
|
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.43
|
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.52
|
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.11
|
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL539.81
|
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL308,462.61
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL464.85
|
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL978.85
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,466.52
|
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,153.85
|
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,271.15
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,306.71
|
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,824.36
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
|
pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.59
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL496.97
|
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL56.55
|
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL978.46
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL514.10
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,716.08
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,953.60
|
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
|
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