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
TZS9,674
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS922
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS902
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 87.0% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
|
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