Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 36.0% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS10,292.72
|
$3.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS16,490.06
|
$6.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,602.52
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS961.40
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS2,065.16
|
$1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,659.52
|
$2.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS12,254.27
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS5,113.78
|
$1.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS6,086.57
|
$2.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS3,102.30
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,095.19
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,036.16
|
$0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,060.14
|
$0.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS764.62
|
$0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,098.15
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,860.65
|
$2.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS31,766.17
|
$17.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS43,678,484.79
|
$22,909.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS31,362.32
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS149,836.09
|
$33.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS818,797.01
|
$347.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS559,093.23
|
$270.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS96,074.36
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS654,569.39
|
$219.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS16,577,492.88
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,165.44
|
$2.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS5,070.24
|
$2.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,593.69
|
$5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS101,018.84
|
$32.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS13,194.00
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS45,037.75
|
$52.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS91,622.51
|
$44.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS139,234.77
|
$95.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS131,146.78
|
$81.02
|
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