Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.5 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,813.23
|
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,721.88
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,527.87
|
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS916.61
|
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,968.96
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,209.53
|
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,683.41
|
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,875.55
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,803.03
|
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,957.78
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,044.17
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS987.89
|
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,010.75
|
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS729.00
|
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,046.99
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,308.13
|
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,286.35
|
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,643,736.51
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,901.32
|
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS142,856.02
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS780,653.61
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS533,048.05
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS91,598.77
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS624,076.48
|
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,805,235.66
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,017.98
|
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,834.04
|
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,379.70
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS96,312.91
|
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,579.36
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,939.68
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS87,354.30
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS132,748.56
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS125,037.35
|
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
|
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