Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 49.5% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU733.21
|
$3.77
TZS10,253.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU398.08
|
$6.04
TZS16,426.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU89.96
|
$0.59
TZS1,596.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU67.45
|
$0.35
TZS957.72
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU98.62
|
$0.76
TZS2,057.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU269.53
|
$3.54
TZS9,622.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU172.02
|
$4.49
TZS12,207.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU150.12
|
$1.87
TZS5,094.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU176.62
|
$2.23
TZS6,063.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU46.12
|
$1.14
TZS3,090.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU51.32
|
$0.40
TZS1,091.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU29.32
|
$0.38
TZS1,032.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU49.30
|
$0.39
TZS1,056.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU34.61
|
$0.28
TZS761.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU33.72
|
$0.40
TZS1,093.95
|
|
pay 52.7% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU309.02
|
$4.34
TZS11,815.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,969.13
|
$11.63
TZS31,644.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,486,654.70
|
$15,997.25
TZS43,511,320.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU710.11
|
$11.49
TZS31,242.29
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,635.07
|
$54.88
TZS149,262.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU25,488.46
|
$299.88
TZS815,663.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,930.23
|
$204.77
TZS556,953.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU4,125.86
|
$35.19
TZS95,706.67
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU17,023.63
|
$239.74
TZS652,064.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU309,594.97
|
$6,071.51
TZS16,514,048.24
|
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU135.88
|
$1.16
TZS3,153.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU161.23
|
$1.86
TZS5,050.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU209.49
|
$1.68
TZS4,576.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,141.94
|
$37.00
TZS100,632.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU425.25
|
$4.83
TZS13,143.50
|
|
pay 58.2% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,858.43
|
$16.50
TZS44,865.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,968.96
|
$33.56
TZS91,271.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,381.74
|
$50.99
TZS138,701.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,526.98
|
$48.03
TZS130,644.86
|
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