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
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS10,291.30
|
$18.07
£13.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS16,487.80
|
$8.96
£6.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,602.30
|
$2.14
£1.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS961.27
|
$1.52
£1.14
|
|
pay 93.7% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS2,064.88
|
$1.46
£1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,658.19
|
$4.24
£3.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS12,252.59
|
$5.75
£4.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS5,113.08
|
$3.68
£2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS6,085.74
|
$3.66
£2.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS3,101.87
|
$1.20
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,095.04
|
$0.67
£0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,036.02
|
$1.22
£0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,059.99
|
$1.40
£1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS764.52
|
$0.63
£0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,098.00
|
$0.60
£0.45
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,859.03
|
$7.22
£5.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS31,761.81
|
$94.64
£70.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS43,672,489.58
|
$33,464.66
£25,027.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS31,358.01
|
$16.98
£12.70
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS149,815.52
|
$37.59
£28.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS818,684.62
|
$1,224.35
£915.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS559,016.49
|
$974.65
£728.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS96,061.17
|
$234.45
£175.34
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS654,479.54
|
$1,426.61
£1,066.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS16,575,217.49
|
$18,036.83
£13,489.51
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,165.01
|
$5.42
£4.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS5,069.54
|
$3.93
£2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,593.06
|
$16.35
£12.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS101,004.98
|
$43.82
£32.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS13,192.19
|
$12.87
£9.63
|
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pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS45,031.57
|
$76.61
£57.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS91,609.93
|
$39.64
£29.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS139,215.65
|
$90.51
£67.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS131,128.78
|
$94.66
£70.80
|
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