Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 28.3% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
TZS9,754
|
$4.62
E£87.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.39
TZS17,225
|
$4.48
E£84.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,379
|
$0.39
E£7.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
TZS947
|
$0.22
E£4.09
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TZS1,929
|
$0.60
E£11.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
TZS18,850
|
$1.91
E£36.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
TZS11,667
|
$3.13
E£59.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
TZS4,976
|
$1.43
E£26.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TZS6,319
|
$1.92
E£36.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
TZS2,980
|
$0.59
E£11.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
TZS945
|
$0.33
E£6.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS808
|
$0.26
E£4.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TZS1,137
|
$0.27
E£5.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
TZS961
|
$0.22
E£4.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TZS1,452
|
$0.18
E£3.45
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.04
TZS9,427
|
$1.28
E£24.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.88
TZS13,704
|
$11.20
E£211.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,696.27
TZS41,262,706
|
$22,049.47
E£416,309.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.51
TZS33,844
|
$2.66
E£50.15
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.60
TZS169,288
|
$16.38
E£309.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.29
TZS753,827
|
$156.64
E£2,957.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.61
TZS633,319
|
$104.41
E£1,971.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.90
TZS128,015
|
$23.57
E£444.92
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.89
TZS680,595
|
$75.75
E£1,430.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,922.92
TZS13,810,573
|
$2,699.99
E£50,977.76
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
TZS3,052
|
$1.93
E£36.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
TZS4,584
|
$1.63
E£30.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
TZS4,001
|
$2.35
E£44.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.42
TZS105,918
|
$24.64
E£465.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
TZS14,171
|
$4.04
E£76.22
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.87
TZS50,988
|
$27.73
E£523.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.45
TZS115,313
|
$40.76
E£769.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.80
TZS146,434
|
$94.23
E£1,779.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.40
TZS147,823
|
$48.17
E£909.48
|
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