Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.1 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,755.59
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,943.37
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,743.09
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS929.54
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,397.72
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,383.54
|
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,781.41
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,065.15
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,345.78
|
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,433.85
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,149.95
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS915.18
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,130.95
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS909.32
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,415.06
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,104.78
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,171.80
|
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,343,592.77
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,918.31
|
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS170,106.95
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS712,430.47
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS600,722.26
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS141,077.82
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS769,905.21
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,739,275.69
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,104.05
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,280.40
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,642.22
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,358.17
|
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,104.54
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,600.28
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,247.15
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS140,190.42
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,804.68
|
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
|
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