Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.3 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS10,253.61
|
$19.51
ISK2,681
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS16,427.40
|
$16.45
ISK2,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,596.43
|
$2.70
ISK371
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS957.74
|
$1.95
ISK268
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS2,057.32
|
$3.16
ISK433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,622.81
|
$6.72
ISK923
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS12,207.71
|
$6.27
ISK862
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS5,094.35
|
$6.03
ISK828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS6,063.45
|
$7.60
ISK1,044
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS3,090.51
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,091.03
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,032.22
|
$1.15
ISK159
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,056.11
|
$1.71
ISK235
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS761.72
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,093.98
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,815.59
|
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS31,645.47
|
$68.29
ISK9,383
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS43,512,517.09
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,456,401
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS31,243.15
|
$23.23
ISK3,191
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS149,266.75
|
$74.47
ISK10,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS815,685.78
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS556,968.81
|
$1,325.48
ISK182,107
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS95,709.30
|
$66.99
ISK9,204
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS652,082.18
|
$254.97
ISK35,030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS16,514,502.40
|
$5,993.83
ISK823,492
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,153.41
|
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS5,050.97
|
$4.61
ISK634
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,576.24
|
$11.22
ISK1,541
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS100,635.00
|
$60.00
ISK8,244
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS13,143.87
|
$13.94
ISK1,915
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS44,866.62
|
$108.23
ISK14,870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS91,274.37
|
$59.73
ISK8,207
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS138,705.71
|
$146.94
ISK20,188
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS130,648.45
|
$169.24
ISK23,252
|
|
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