Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 31.7% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Japan, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,037
|
$3.77
TZS9,872.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥774
|
$6.04
TZS15,817.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$0.59
TZS1,537.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$0.35
TZS922.19
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$0.76
TZS1,980.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥872
|
$3.54
TZS9,265.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥809
|
$4.49
TZS11,754.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥313
|
$1.87
TZS4,905.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥407
|
$2.23
TZS5,838.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$1.14
TZS2,975.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$0.40
TZS1,050.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥278
|
$0.38
TZS993.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$0.39
TZS1,016.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.28
TZS733.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.40
TZS1,053.37
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥657
|
$4.34
TZS11,376.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,544
|
$11.63
TZS30,470.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,375,403
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,897,248.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,847
|
$11.49
TZS30,083.34
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,268
|
$54.88
TZS143,725.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,647
|
$299.88
TZS785,405.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,643
|
$204.77
TZS536,293.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,847
|
$35.19
TZS92,156.39
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,878
|
$239.74
TZS627,875.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,701,233
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,901,452.38
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥410
|
$1.16
TZS3,036.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥432
|
$1.86
TZS4,863.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$1.68
TZS4,406.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,741
|
$37.00
TZS96,899.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,821
|
$4.83
TZS12,655.94
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,085
|
$16.50
TZS43,201.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,087
|
$33.56
TZS87,886.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,342
|
$50.99
TZS133,556.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,457
|
$48.03
TZS125,798.53
|
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