Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 45.4% cheaper than Uruguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.2% less in Tanzania
- Groceries
-
pay 41.7% less in Tanzania
- Transportation
-
pay 49.8% less in Tanzania
- Housing
-
pay 24.5% less in Tanzania
- Childcare
-
pay 22.1% less in Tanzania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.9% less in Tanzania
- Clothing
-
pay 66.4% less in Tanzania
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Tanzania.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU684.29
|
$2.90
TZS7,536.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU382.71
|
$5.96
TZS15,467.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU73.42
|
$0.62
TZS1,613.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU54.90
|
$0.31
TZS793.66
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU93.13
|
$0.72
TZS1,876.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU254.58
|
$3.79
TZS9,842.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU159.10
|
$4.52
TZS11,740.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU143.76
|
$1.68
TZS4,369.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU157.40
|
$2.35
TZS6,092.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU48.07
|
$1.11
TZS2,890.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU44.87
|
$0.38
TZS993.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU24.22
|
$0.34
TZS894.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU48.53
|
$0.35
TZS917.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU32.41
|
$0.30
TZS788.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU31.83
|
$0.50
TZS1,302.58
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU289.92
|
$4.28
TZS11,106.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,870.72
|
$19.55
TZS50,724.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,387,123.97
|
$15,823.72
TZS41,062,548.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU880.17
|
$10.76
TZS27,934.13
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,569.77
|
$59.94
TZS155,554.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU24,828.23
|
$289.33
TZS750,821.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,276.99
|
$236.84
TZS614,587.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,755.60
|
$40.01
TZS103,814.13
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU13,989.90
|
$236.03
TZS612,509.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU293,841.84
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,054,232.41
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU134.58
|
$1.17
TZS3,043.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU155.98
|
$2.16
TZS5,607.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU200.20
|
$1.79
TZS4,649.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,098.72
|
$36.39
TZS94,432.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU391.87
|
$5.68
TZS14,734.21
|
|
pay 66.4% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,522.48
|
$11.43
TZS29,669.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,915.18
|
$21.76
TZS56,461.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,135.28
|
$45.14
TZS117,149.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,133.97
|
$38.53
TZS99,982.13
|
|
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