Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 54.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.98
|
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.35
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.06
|
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.59
|
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.95
|
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.30
|
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
|
pay 57.3% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.82
|
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€114.55
|
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€36,379.05
|
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.63
|
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
|
pay 51.7% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.99
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,348.76
|
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,138.85
|
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€153.28
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€955.23
|
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,492.45
|
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.69
|
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.65
|
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.76
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€53.41
|
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.78
|
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
|
pay 58.0% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€74.73
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€82.10
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€85.43
|
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
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