Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 35.0% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Japan, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥1,008
|
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥773
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥152
|
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥115
|
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥238
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥895
|
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥854
|
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥316
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥427
|
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥340
|
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥160
|
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥257
|
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥319
|
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥169
|
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥661
|
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥9,045
|
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,977
|
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥78,281
|
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,910
|
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
|
pay 31.2% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥45,072
|
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥424
|
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥435
|
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥623
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥9,029
|
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,873
|
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,776
|
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
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