Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 7.5% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 32.9% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.86
|
$3.77
TZS9,872.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.89
|
$6.04
TZS15,817.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.29
|
$0.59
TZS1,537.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.64
|
$0.35
TZS922.19
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.31
|
$0.76
TZS1,980.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.78
|
$3.54
TZS9,265.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.47
|
$4.49
TZS11,754.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.92
|
$1.87
TZS4,905.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.38
|
$2.23
TZS5,838.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.12
|
$1.14
TZS2,975.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.88
|
$0.40
TZS1,050.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.54
|
$0.38
TZS993.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.16
|
$0.39
TZS1,016.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.92
|
$0.28
TZS733.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.27
|
$0.40
TZS1,053.37
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.91
|
$4.34
TZS11,376.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.60
|
$11.63
TZS30,470.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL299,197.51
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,897,248.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.91
|
$11.49
TZS30,083.34
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL997.16
|
$54.88
TZS143,725.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,989.30
|
$299.88
TZS785,405.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,241.31
|
$204.77
TZS536,293.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,042.30
|
$35.19
TZS92,156.39
|
|
pay 61.5% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,233.33
|
$239.74
TZS627,875.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,779.35
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,901,452.38
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.41
|
$1.16
TZS3,036.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.58
|
$1.86
TZS4,863.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.88
|
$1.68
TZS4,406.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.66
|
$37.00
TZS96,899.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.83
|
$4.83
TZS12,655.94
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.95
|
$16.50
TZS43,201.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.55
|
$33.56
TZS87,886.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,296.52
|
$50.99
TZS133,556.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,408.86
|
$48.03
TZS125,798.53
|
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