Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 16.6% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$65.86
|
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.50
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.42
|
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.16
|
$0.36
TZS928
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.92
|
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.35
|
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.01
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.20
|
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.57
|
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.20
|
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.07
|
$0.35
TZS914
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.12
|
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.54
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.18
|
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.74
|
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.13
|
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$201,859.38
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.15
|
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$344.27
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,323.97
|
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,504.98
|
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.34
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
|
pay 16.3% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,540.80
|
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,625.62
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.38
|
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.32
|
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.42
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$299.70
|
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$52.88
|
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$355.88
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$252.95
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$700.14
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$585.89
|
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
|
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