Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 0.3% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
$4.18
₲30,871
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
$1.01
₲7,429
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS922
|
$0.59
₲4,336
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
$3.22
₲23,732
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
$2.98
₲21,983
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
$1.69
₲12,460
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
$0.83
₲6,145
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
$0.44
₲3,254
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.52
₲3,841
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
$0.63
₲4,621
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS902
|
$0.35
₲2,590
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
$0.33
₲2,462
|
|
pay 37.3% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
$4.19
₲30,948
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
$23.43
₲172,878
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
$12.04
₲88,806
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
$1.19
₲8,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
$2.09
₲15,412
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
$28.67
₲211,571
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
$5.58
₲41,161
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
$74.96
₲553,106
|
|
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