Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 21.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
|
pay 43.8% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
|
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