Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 4.8% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$9.96
|
$3.77
TZS9,813.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.44
|
$6.04
TZS15,721.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.48
|
$0.59
TZS1,527.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$3.98
|
$0.35
TZS916.61
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$4.89
|
$0.76
TZS1,968.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.30
|
$3.54
TZS9,209.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.56
|
$4.49
TZS11,683.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.23
|
$1.87
TZS4,875.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$3.91
|
$2.23
TZS5,803.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
$1.14
TZS2,957.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.58
|
$0.40
TZS1,044.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.25
|
$0.38
TZS987.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
$0.39
TZS1,010.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.35
|
$0.28
TZS729.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.25
|
$0.40
TZS1,046.99
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.06
|
$4.34
TZS11,308.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.63
TZS30,286.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,377.51
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,643,736.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$353.42
|
$11.49
TZS29,901.32
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$173.72
|
$54.88
TZS142,856.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$796.44
|
$299.88
TZS780,653.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$696.88
|
$204.77
TZS533,048.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$108.87
|
$35.19
TZS91,598.77
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$239.74
TZS624,076.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,389.31
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,805,235.66
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$7.96
|
$1.16
TZS3,017.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.80
|
$1.86
TZS4,834.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$29.87
|
$1.68
TZS4,379.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$41.48
|
$37.00
TZS96,312.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.71
|
$4.83
TZS12,579.36
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Tanzania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$124.44
|
$16.50
TZS42,939.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$59.73
|
$33.56
TZS87,354.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$124.44
|
$50.99
TZS132,748.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$144.35
|
$48.03
TZS125,037.35
|
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