Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 4.5 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,734
|
$26.06
CHF23.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,905
|
$16.57
CHF15.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,739
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$3.85
CHF3.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,393
|
$3.23
CHF2.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,339
|
$14.05
CHF12.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,752
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,054
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,330
|
$11.61
CHF10.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,426
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,147
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS913
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS907
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,412
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,081
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,124
|
$101.99
CHF93.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,444.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,841
|
$39.48
CHF36.12
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,739
|
$58.09
CHF53.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,890
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,397.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,423
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,159.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,773
|
$182.90
CHF167.33
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,240
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,061.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,707,400
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,973.48
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,097
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,269
|
$5.05
CHF4.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,632
|
$9.54
CHF8.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,100
|
$88.43
CHF80.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,072
|
$20.14
CHF18.43
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,487
|
$111.16
CHF101.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,998
|
$56.12
CHF51.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,887
|
$131.83
CHF120.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,504
|
$170.76
CHF156.23
|
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