Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 26.3% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,480
|
$3.77
TZS10,269.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫107,270
|
$6.04
TZS16,452.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,578
|
$0.59
TZS1,598.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,540
|
$0.35
TZS959.20
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,881
|
$0.76
TZS2,060.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫149,006
|
$3.54
TZS9,637.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫133,333
|
$4.49
TZS12,226.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫36,922
|
$1.87
TZS5,102.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,574
|
$2.23
TZS6,072.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,323
|
$1.14
TZS3,095.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,894
|
$0.40
TZS1,092.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,706
|
$0.38
TZS1,033.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,330
|
$0.39
TZS1,057.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,228
|
$0.28
TZS762.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,186
|
$0.40
TZS1,095.64
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,165
|
$4.34
TZS11,833.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫170,055
|
$11.63
TZS31,693.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫849,632,054
|
$15,997.25
TZS43,578,537.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫141,126
|
$11.49
TZS31,290.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫221,794
|
$54.88
TZS149,493.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,535,517
|
$299.88
TZS816,923.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,214,187
|
$204.77
TZS557,813.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,065,104
|
$35.19
TZS95,854.52
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,259,121
|
$239.74
TZS653,071.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫296,516,453
|
$6,071.51
TZS16,539,559.52
|
|
pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,078
|
$1.16
TZS3,158.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,727
|
$1.86
TZS5,058.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,364
|
$1.68
TZS4,583.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫564,517
|
$37.00
TZS100,787.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫89,119
|
$4.83
TZS13,163.81
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫711,451
|
$16.50
TZS44,934.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫571,201
|
$33.56
TZS91,412.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,019,786
|
$50.99
TZS138,916.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,274,533
|
$48.03
TZS130,846.68
|
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