Cost of Living Comparison

TZS

COMPARED TO

USD

Ecuador is 12.1% more expensive than Tanzania.

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

pay 1.1% less for restaurants

	Tanzania	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 TZS9,011	$3.00	-25.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.08 TZS15,795	$5.26	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TZS1,349	$0.72	+18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 TZS882	$0.51	+28.2%
Average			-1.1%

Tanzania vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.5% less for groceries

	Tanzania	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.79 TZS1,769	$1.45	+83.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.59 TZS16,928	$2.14	-71.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 TZS11,102	$3.74	-24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 TZS4,845	$1.54	-29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TZS6,025	$2.08	-23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 TZS2,649	$0.83	-29.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,103	$0.46	-7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 TZS1,149	$0.46	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 TZS1,309	$0.50	-15.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 TZS1,002	$0.42	-6.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 TZS1,659	$0.48	-35.8%
Average			-15.5%

Tanzania vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.0% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 TZS8,219	$2.07	-43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.32 TZS14,104	$17.82	+181.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,699.99 TZS39,488,666	$26,388.89	+49.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.59 TZS25,847	$12.58	+8.6%
Average			+49.0%

Tanzania vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.6% less for housing

	Tanzania	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.79 TZS135,618	$37.29	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.20 TZS758,975	$338.85	-0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$304.54 TZS679,433	$247.12	-18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.57 TZS123,968	$30.91	-44.4%
Average			-25.6%

Tanzania vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing

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pay 24.8% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.86 TZS838,540	$206.85	-45.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,523.49 TZS12,322,899	$5,276.89	-4.5%
Average			-24.8%

Tanzania vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare

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pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.29 TZS2,872	$1.93	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 TZS4,443	$2.06	+3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 TZS3,482	$5.00	+220.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.83 TZS100,018	$38.70	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.08 TZS13,562	$5.90	-2.9%
Average			+51.4%

Tanzania vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.0% more for clothing

	Tanzania	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.96 TZS46,768	$46.23	+120.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.80 TZS86,556	$39.40	+1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.93 TZS129,236	$86.56	+49.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.77 TZS115,503	$68.45	+32.2%
Average			+51.0%

Tanzania vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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