Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.4 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS10,253.61
|
$18.07
£13.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS16,427.40
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,596.43
|
$2.14
£1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS957.74
|
$1.52
£1.17
|
|
pay 93.7% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS2,057.32
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,622.81
|
$4.24
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS12,207.71
|
$5.75
£4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS5,094.35
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS6,063.45
|
$3.66
£2.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS3,090.51
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,091.03
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,032.22
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,056.11
|
$1.40
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS761.72
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,093.98
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,815.59
|
$7.22
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS31,645.47
|
$94.64
£72.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS43,512,517.09
|
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS31,243.15
|
$16.98
£13.01
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS149,266.75
|
$37.59
£28.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS815,685.78
|
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS556,968.81
|
$974.65
£746.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS95,709.30
|
$234.45
£179.64
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS652,082.18
|
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS16,514,502.40
|
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,153.41
|
$5.42
£4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS5,050.97
|
$3.93
£3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,576.24
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS100,635.00
|
$43.82
£33.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS13,143.87
|
$12.87
£9.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS44,866.62
|
$76.61
£58.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS91,274.37
|
$39.64
£30.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS138,705.71
|
$90.51
£69.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS130,648.45
|
$94.66
£72.53
|
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