COMPARE COUNTRIES AND CITIES AROUND THE WORLD
MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative community that allows you to compare the country you live in with other countries around the world. We'll show you various statistics that differentiate your country from others, including cost of living, geographic size, and more. If you moved to another country, what would your life be like?
Quality of Life
Compare healthcare, education, safety, and more across territories.
Cost of Living
See how prices for groceries, rent, and more stack up worldwide.
Size Comparison
Overlay countries, states, and cities on a map to see their true size.
Salary Estimator
Moving somewhere new? Calculate what salary you'd need to maintain your current lifestyle.
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Drag and drop countries onto an interactive true size map to compare their real area.
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Composite rankings scored across multiple quality of life and cost metrics.
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Hot Questions from the Elsewhere Community
Tanzania country of the day
Tanzania is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 885,800 sq km. Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since …