Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 77.6% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$2.90
TZS7,724.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$5.96
TZS15,854.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$0.62
TZS1,654.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.31
TZS813.54
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.72
TZS1,923.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.79
TZS10,089.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$4.52
TZS12,034.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$1.68
TZS4,479.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.35
TZS6,245.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.11
TZS2,962.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.38
TZS1,018.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.34
TZS916.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.35
TZS940.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.30
TZS808.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.50
TZS1,335.21
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$4.28
TZS11,385.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$19.55
TZS51,994.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,091,089.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$10.76
TZS28,633.83
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$59.94
TZS159,450.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$289.33
TZS769,627.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$236.84
TZS629,981.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$40.01
TZS106,414.48
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$236.03
TZS627,852.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,456,361.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.17
TZS3,119.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$2.16
TZS5,748.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$1.79
TZS4,766.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$36.39
TZS96,797.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$5.68
TZS15,103.27
|
|
pay 73.5% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$11.43
TZS30,412.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$21.76
TZS57,875.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$45.14
TZS120,083.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$38.53
TZS102,486.50
|
|
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