Cost of living comparison
London is 4.3 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in London instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,755.59
|
$21.12
£16.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,943.37
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,743.09
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS929.54
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 69.7% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,397.72
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,383.54
|
$4.08
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,781.41
|
$5.80
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,065.15
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,345.78
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,433.85
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,149.95
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS915.18
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,130.95
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS909.32
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,415.06
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,104.78
|
$8.25
£6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,171.80
|
$198.74
£158.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,918.31
|
$22.83
£18.20
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS170,106.95
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS712,430.47
|
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS600,722.26
|
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS141,077.82
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Tanzania
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS769,905.21
|
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,739,275.69
|
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,104.05
|
$7.45
£5.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,280.40
|
$4.25
£3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,642.22
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,358.17
|
$56.73
£45.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,104.54
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,600.28
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,247.15
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS140,190.42
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,804.68
|
$120.19
£95.80
|
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