Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 28.2% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 46.4% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
$5.22
Q40.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
$5.77
Q44.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
$1.04
Q8.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
$1.81
Q14.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
$2.52
Q19.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
$6.12
Q47.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
$1.93
Q15.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
$2.75
Q21.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
$1.43
Q11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS900
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS894
|
$0.71
Q5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
$3.76
Q29.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
$14.82
Q115.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
$17,182.24
Q133,415.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
$8.66
Q67.21
|
|
pay 21.2% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
$48.06
Q373.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
$396.59
Q3,079.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
$390.71
Q3,033.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
$53.38
Q414.44
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
$172.19
Q1,337.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
$5,273.28
Q40,945.66
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
$2.32
Q17.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
$3.36
Q26.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
$41.57
Q322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
$6.84
Q53.10
|
|
pay 71.4% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
$43.92
Q340.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
$47.75
Q370.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
$98.16
Q762.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
$95.99
Q745.37
|
|
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