Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.8 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,430
|
$17.09
£13.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,345
|
$7.46
£6.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,685
|
$1.84
£1.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS899
|
$1.36
£1.11
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,318
|
$1.25
£1.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS19,703
|
$3.60
£2.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,322
|
$4.68
£3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,896
|
$2.58
£2.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,101
|
$3.16
£2.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,319
|
$1.05
£0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$0.63
£0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS885
|
$0.99
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,093
|
$1.17
£0.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS879
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,368
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,734
|
$7.31
£5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,432
|
$91.63
£74.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS42,863,885
|
$25,486.21
£20,823.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS34,720
|
$16.30
£13.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS164,431
|
$37.72
£30.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS688,657
|
$1,053.04
£860.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS580,677
|
$836.18
£683.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS136,370
|
$183.29
£149.76
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS744,214
|
$1,186.33
£969.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,247,439
|
$16,551.73
£13,523.75
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,000
|
$4.95
£4.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,104
|
$3.59
£2.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,487
|
$14.82
£12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS115,375
|
$41.78
£34.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,601
|
$11.97
£9.78
|
|
pay 87.0% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS50,845
|
$73.74
£60.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS111,401
|
$38.00
£31.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS135,512
|
$79.51
£64.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS134,173
|
$80.83
£66.04
|
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