Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 20.5% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 43.5% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
$7.74
R147.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
$3.92
R74.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
$0.87
R16.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.65
R12.41
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
$0.82
R15.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
$3.09
R58.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
$3.51
R66.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
$1.71
R32.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
$1.85
R35.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
$0.61
R11.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
$0.57
R10.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS900
|
$0.59
R11.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$0.59
R11.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS894
|
$0.47
R8.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
$0.47
R8.86
|
|
pay 86.1% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
$4.65
R88.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
$40.67
R775.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
$18,011.69
R343,270.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
$7.53
R143.57
|
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
Tanzania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
$48.06
R915.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
$341.02
R6,499.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
$317.79
R6,056.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
$80.15
R1,527.51
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
$157.19
R2,995.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
$3,082.89
R58,754.36
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
$1.70
R32.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
$1.67
R31.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
$2.56
R48.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
$30.74
R585.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
$5.40
R102.86
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
$43.19
R823.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
$26.96
R513.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
$80.72
R1,538.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
$71.81
R1,368.57
|
|
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