Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 41.8% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.00
|
$3.77
TZS9,872.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.13
|
$6.04
TZS15,817.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$0.59
TZS1,537.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.22
|
$0.35
TZS922.19
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.61
|
$0.76
TZS1,980.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.41
|
$3.54
TZS9,265.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.17
|
$4.49
TZS11,754.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.80
|
$1.87
TZS4,905.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.55
|
$2.23
TZS5,838.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.02
|
$1.14
TZS2,975.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.93
|
$0.40
TZS1,050.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.04
|
$0.38
TZS993.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.05
|
$0.39
TZS1,016.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.37
|
$0.28
TZS733.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.92
|
$0.40
TZS1,053.37
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.96
|
$4.34
TZS11,376.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.28
|
$11.63
TZS30,470.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,586.13
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,897,248.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.25
|
$11.49
TZS30,083.34
|
|
pay 73.6% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,338.22
|
$54.88
TZS143,725.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,913.37
|
$299.88
TZS785,405.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,625.93
|
$204.77
TZS536,293.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.95
|
$35.19
TZS92,156.39
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,111.87
|
$239.74
TZS627,875.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,062.28
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,901,452.38
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.04
|
$1.16
TZS3,036.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.18
|
$1.86
TZS4,863.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.60
|
$1.68
TZS4,406.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.21
|
$37.00
TZS96,899.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.11
|
$4.83
TZS12,655.94
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.48
|
$16.50
TZS43,201.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.51
|
$33.56
TZS87,886.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.37
|
$50.99
TZS133,556.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.23
|
$48.03
TZS125,798.53
|
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