Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 6.4% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 17.5% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.83
|
$3.77
TZS9,813.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.89
|
$6.04
TZS15,721.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$0.59
TZS1,527.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$0.35
TZS916.61
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.49
|
$0.76
TZS1,968.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.41
|
$3.54
TZS9,209.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.04
|
$4.49
TZS11,683.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.46
|
$1.87
TZS4,875.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$2.23
TZS5,803.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$1.14
TZS2,957.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.40
TZS1,044.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.98
|
$0.38
TZS987.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$0.39
TZS1,010.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.28
TZS729.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$0.40
TZS1,046.99
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.76
|
$4.34
TZS11,308.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.17
|
$11.63
TZS30,286.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,156.77
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,643,736.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.86
|
$11.49
TZS29,901.32
|
|
pay 48.5% more for housing
Thailand
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.46
|
$54.88
TZS142,856.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,421.74
|
$299.88
TZS780,653.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.20
|
$204.77
TZS533,048.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,772.85
|
$35.19
TZS91,598.77
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,076.77
|
$239.74
TZS624,076.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,645.39
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,805,235.66
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.73
|
$1.16
TZS3,017.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.44
|
$1.86
TZS4,834.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.04
|
$1.68
TZS4,379.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.48
|
$37.00
TZS96,312.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.05
|
$4.83
TZS12,579.36
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.52
|
$16.50
TZS42,939.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.73
|
$33.56
TZS87,354.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,787.88
|
$50.99
TZS132,748.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.51
|
$48.03
TZS125,037.35
|
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