Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Venezuela

Venezuela vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 8.3% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 66.4% more in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Venezuela
Housing: pay 26.3% less in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 76.4% less in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% less in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Venezuela

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Venezuela are more expensive than in Tanzania. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Venezuela. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Venezuela.

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Venezuela vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Venezuela instead of Tanzania, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	$8.26 VEF82.44	+160.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	$10.58 VEF105.56	+41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	$1.48 VEF14.77	+170.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	$1.16 VEF11.58	+168.7%
Average			+112.0%

Tanzania vs. Venezuela - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.4% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	$1.88 VEF18.74	+166.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	$3.24 VEF32.34	-13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	$7.76 VEF77.39	+72.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	$2.87 VEF28.60	+32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	$3.13 VEF31.20	+48.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	$2.15 VEF21.43	+87.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	$0.73 VEF7.27	+53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	$0.76 VEF7.63	+96.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	$0.90 VEF8.99	+113.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	$0.86 VEF8.62	+124.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	$0.77 VEF7.67	+28.4%
Average			+66.4%

Tanzania vs. Venezuela - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	$2.52 VEF25.12	-49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	$29.00 VEF289.26	+95.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,811.26 TZS44M	$26,527.78 VEF265K	+57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	$20.23 VEF201.73	+70.9%
Average			+12.5%

Tanzania vs. Venezuela - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.3% less for housing

	Tanzania	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	$32.33 VEF322.49	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.29 TZS877K	$229.92 VEF2,293.30	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.95 TZS414K	$144.91 VEF1,445.38	-7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.75 TZS108K	$18.46 VEF184.16	-54.7%
Average			-26.3%

Tanzania vs. Venezuela - Cost of housing

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pay 76.4% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.94 TZS2M	$82.50 VEF822.90	-85.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,482.41 TZS28M	$4,042.86 VEF40,325.48	-61.4%
Average			-76.4%

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	$1.60 VEF15.99	+35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	$2.49 VEF24.84	+28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	$2.91 VEF29.07	+60.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.09 TZS156K	$34.32 VEF342.37	-41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	$4.44 VEF44.33	-23.2%
Average			-4.3%

Tanzania vs. Venezuela - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	$48.42 VEF482.92	+300.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	$42.47 VEF423.65	+97.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	$85.14 VEF849.19	+184.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	$76.63 VEF764.38	+111.6%
Average			+162.8%

Tanzania vs. Venezuela - Cost of clothing

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