Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 54.6% cheaper than Barbados overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.7% less in Tanzania
- Groceries
-
pay 69.0% less in Tanzania
- Transportation
-
pay 59.1% less in Tanzania
- Housing
-
pay 45.2% less in Tanzania
- Childcare
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pay 13.4% less in Tanzania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 56.8% less in Tanzania
- Clothing
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pay 69.3% less in Tanzania
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Tanzania.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$2.90
TZS7,695.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$5.96
TZS15,795.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$0.62
TZS1,647.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$0.31
TZS810.48
|
|
pay 69.0% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$0.72
TZS1,916.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$3.79
TZS10,051.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$4.52
TZS11,989.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$1.68
TZS4,462.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$2.35
TZS6,221.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$1.11
TZS2,951.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$0.38
TZS1,014.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$0.34
TZS912.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$0.35
TZS936.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$0.30
TZS805.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$0.50
TZS1,330.19
|
|
pay 59.1% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$4.28
TZS11,342.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$19.55
TZS51,799.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$15,823.72
TZS41,932,852.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$10.76
TZS28,526.18
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$59.94
TZS158,851.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$289.33
TZS766,734.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$236.84
TZS627,613.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$40.01
TZS106,014.43
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$236.03
TZS625,491.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,394,495.53
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$1.17
TZS3,107.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$2.16
TZS5,726.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$1.79
TZS4,748.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$36.39
TZS96,433.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$5.68
TZS15,046.49
|
|
pay 69.3% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$11.43
TZS30,298.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$21.76
TZS57,657.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$45.14
TZS119,631.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$38.53
TZS102,101.21
|
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