Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 17.4% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,725.66
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.32
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.36
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,320.99
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,739.12
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.61
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,323.24
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,423.31
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,146.42
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,127.48
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,070.71
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,103.77
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,533.08
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,808.10
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.01
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,244.52
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS598,879.06
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,644.95
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS767,542.91
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,051.09
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,094.53
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,264.20
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.98
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS118,991.94
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,058.19
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,438.88
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.54
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.27
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,378.79
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
|
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