Cost of living comparison
India is 31.2% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in India instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS10,278.36
|
$2.48
₹208.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS16,467.06
|
$3.94
₹331.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,600.28
|
$0.39
₹33.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS960.06
|
$0.17
₹14.37
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS2,062.28
|
$0.46
₹38.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,646.04
|
$2.56
₹215.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS12,237.18
|
$2.56
₹214.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS5,106.64
|
$0.93
₹77.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS6,078.08
|
$1.36
₹114.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS3,097.97
|
$0.85
₹71.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,093.66
|
$0.31
₹26.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,034.72
|
$0.47
₹39.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,058.66
|
$0.23
₹19.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS763.56
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,096.62
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,844.11
|
$4.69
₹394.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS31,721.86
|
$10.04
₹844.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS43,617,551.58
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,778.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS31,318.57
|
$2.97
₹249.87
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
Tanzania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS149,627.06
|
$7.66
₹644.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS817,654.76
|
$136.15
₹11,451.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS558,313.27
|
$88.97
₹7,482.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS95,940.33
|
$28.75
₹2,418.13
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS653,656.24
|
$58.47
₹4,917.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS16,554,366.62
|
$1,644.63
₹138,328.43
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,161.03
|
$1.84
₹154.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS5,063.17
|
$1.59
₹134.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,587.28
|
$3.63
₹305.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS100,877.92
|
$16.08
₹1,352.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS13,175.59
|
$3.38
₹284.17
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS44,974.92
|
$23.53
₹1,978.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS91,494.69
|
$24.73
₹2,080.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS139,040.53
|
$41.02
₹3,450.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS130,963.82
|
$30.71
₹2,583.23
|
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