Cost of living comparison
Laos is 48.9% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Laos instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$2.73
₭58,041
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$0.82
₭17,489
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.51
₭10,907
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$9.92
₭210,988
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$1.94
₭41,246
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$2.15
₭45,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$0.85
₭18,071
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$1.38
₭29,291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$1.85
₭39,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$1.10
₭23,434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$1.01
₭21,540
|
|
pay 55.6% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$4.46
₭94,825
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$5.94
₭126,486
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$13.89
₭295,526
|
|
pay 84.4% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$1.23
₭26,111
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$2.02
₭42,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$34.22
₭728,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$44.78
₭952,861
|
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