Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 0.1% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
$0.35
TZS900
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
$0.35
TZS894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
|
pay 6.8% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
|
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
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