Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.0 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 94.5% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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