Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 29.2% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,933.18
|
$2.26
THB82.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,914.05
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,546.54
|
$0.63
THB23.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS927.81
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,993.03
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,322.10
|
$7.97
THB292.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,826.22
|
$6.00
THB220.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,935.15
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,873.96
|
$1.07
THB39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,993.93
|
$1.19
THB43.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,056.93
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS999.97
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,023.10
|
$0.63
THB23.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS737.91
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,059.79
|
$0.45
THB16.70
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,446.35
|
$4.25
THB155.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,656.55
|
$22.11
THB811.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS42,152,750.93
|
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS30,266.80
|
$9.24
THB338.95
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS144,602.16
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS790,195.60
|
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS539,563.54
|
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS92,718.39
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
|
pay 53.9% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS631,704.61
|
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,998,424.20
|
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,054.87
|
$1.87
THB68.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,893.13
|
$1.81
THB66.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,433.23
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS97,490.15
|
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,733.12
|
$5.45
THB200.10
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS43,464.54
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS88,422.04
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS134,371.15
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS126,565.69
|
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
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