Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 58.0% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 26.9% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 28.1% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 79.3% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 22.9% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.4% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 67.5% less in Tanzania

Expenses including housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tanzania.

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Tanzania vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 42.8% less for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 AED30.95	$3.17 TZS8,394.97	-62.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 AED31.39	$7.47 TZS19,789.62	-12.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 AED3.94	$0.55 TZS1,450.05	-49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 AED1.66	$0.43 TZS1,144.83	-4.1%
Average			-42.8%

United Arab Emirates vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.9% less for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 AED5.38	$0.70 TZS1,864.80	-51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 AED18.13	$3.75 TZS9,933.15	-24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 AED24.79	$4.51 TZS11,938.39	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 AED10.28	$2.16 TZS5,732.26	-22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$2.10 TZS5,573.20	-42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 AED3.58	$1.15 TZS3,036.48	+17.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AED2.80	$0.48 TZS1,259.88	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AED2.65	$0.39 TZS1,031.40	-46.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AED2.13	$0.42 TZS1,119.03	-27.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.75	$0.39 TZS1,019.91	-19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 AED1.74	$0.60 TZS1,587.06	+26.3%
Average			-26.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.1% less for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.40 AED12.50	$5.01 TZS13,264.50	+47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.01 AED180.00	$14.80 TZS39,206.03	-69.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,745.09 AED124K	$16,811.26 TZS45M	-50.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.71 AED28.31	$11.84 TZS31,352.26	+53.6%
Average			-28.1%

United Arab Emirates vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 79.3% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.46 AED321.23	$37.49 TZS99,299.94	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,419.61 AED5,214.23	$332.29 TZS880K	-76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,087.32 AED3,993.73	$156.95 TZS416K	-85.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.39 AED482.60	$40.75 TZS108K	-69.0%
Average			-79.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 22.9% more for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$481.84 AED1,769.81	$568.94 TZS2M	+18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,191.72 AED30,088.20	$10,482.41 TZS28M	+28.0%
Average			+22.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 AED39.72	$1.19 TZS3,142.46	-89.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.34	$1.93 TZS5,120.99	-61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.20 AED22.77	$1.81 TZS4,802.14	-70.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.98 AED257.02	$59.09 TZS157K	-15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.30 AED48.83	$5.79 TZS15,336.53	-56.5%
Average			-63.4%

United Arab Emirates vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.5% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 AED196.45	$12.08 TZS32,001.50	-77.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.36 AED192.32	$21.51 TZS56,966.02	-58.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.31 AED350.08	$29.89 TZS79,166.02	-68.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.82 AED348.27	$36.21 TZS95,920.73	-61.8%
Average			-67.5%

United Arab Emirates vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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