Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 0.6% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
TZS9,754
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.39
TZS17,225
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,379
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
TZS947
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TZS1,929
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
TZS18,850
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
TZS11,667
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
TZS4,976
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TZS6,319
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
TZS2,980
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
TZS945
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS808
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TZS1,137
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
TZS961
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TZS1,452
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.04
TZS9,427
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.88
TZS13,704
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,696.27
TZS41,262,706
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.51
TZS33,844
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.60
TZS169,288
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.29
TZS753,827
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.61
TZS633,319
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.90
TZS128,015
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.89
TZS680,595
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,922.92
TZS13,810,573
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
TZS3,052
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
TZS4,584
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
TZS4,001
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.42
TZS105,918
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
TZS14,171
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.87
TZS50,988
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.45
TZS115,313
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.80
TZS146,434
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.40
TZS147,823
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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