Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 2.6 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 98.3% more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
|
pay 48.5% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
|
pay 58.7% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
|
pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
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