Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.0 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,460
|
$17.84
kr2,453
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,400
|
$14.27
kr1,963
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,690
|
$2.32
kr319
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS901
|
$2.12
kr292
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,325
|
$3.42
kr471
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS19,766
|
$5.98
kr823
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,364
|
$5.33
kr732
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,912
|
$5.66
kr778
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,123
|
$7.09
kr976
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,330
|
$1.16
kr160
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,115
|
$0.98
kr135
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS887
|
$1.17
kr161
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,097
|
$1.84
kr253
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS882
|
$0.96
kr132
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,372
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,768
|
$8.03
kr1,105
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,500
|
$77.40
kr10,646
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,000,557
|
$29,836.83
kr4,104,056
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS34,830
|
$23.97
kr3,297
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS164,955
|
$62.40
kr8,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS690,853
|
$1,437.14
kr197,679
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS582,528
|
$1,215.63
kr167,209
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS136,805
|
$68.63
kr9,440
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS746,587
|
$259.34
kr35,673
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,292,867
|
$2,750.10
kr378,276
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,010
|
$8.52
kr1,172
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,120
|
$4.15
kr571
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,502
|
$10.64
kr1,463
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS115,743
|
$56.90
kr7,827
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,647
|
$12.27
kr1,688
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS51,007
|
$118.08
kr16,241
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS111,757
|
$50.39
kr6,931
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS135,944
|
$151.12
kr20,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS134,601
|
$175.20
kr24,098
|
|
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