Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 49.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of United States, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$3.76
TZS9,430
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.91
TZS17,345
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.67
TZS1,685
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.36
TZS899
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.92
TZS2,318
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$7.85
TZS19,703
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$5.31
TZS13,322
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.95
TZS4,896
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.83
TZS7,101
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.32
TZS3,319
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.35
TZS885
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.44
TZS1,093
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.35
TZS879
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.55
TZS1,368
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.28
TZS10,734
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$8.54
TZS21,432
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$17,084.05
TZS42,863,885
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$13.84
TZS34,720
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
|
United States
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$65.54
TZS164,431
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$274.47
TZS688,657
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$231.44
TZS580,677
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$54.35
TZS136,370
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$296.62
TZS744,214
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,247,439
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.20
TZS3,000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.03
TZS5,104
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.79
TZS4,487
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$45.98
TZS115,375
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$5.82
TZS14,601
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$20.27
TZS50,845
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$44.40
TZS111,401
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$54.01
TZS135,512
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$53.48
TZS134,173
|
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