Cost of living comparison
Syria is 17.9% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Syria instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Tanzania
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$0.18
£447
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay 63.8% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$63.29
£159,007
|
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