Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 35.0% cheaper than Japan overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 32.1% less in Tanzania
- Groceries
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pay 48.8% less in Tanzania
- Transportation
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pay 37.7% less in Tanzania
- Housing
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pay 10.3% less in Tanzania
- Childcare
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pay 31.2% less in Tanzania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 44.7% less in Tanzania
- Clothing
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pay 40.0% less in Tanzania
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Tanzania.
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
¥936
|
$2.90
TZS7,841.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥718
|
$5.96
TZS16,093.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥141
|
$0.62
TZS1,678.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥107
|
$0.31
TZS825.78
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥221
|
$0.72
TZS1,952.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥832
|
$3.79
TZS10,241.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥793
|
$4.52
TZS12,215.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥293
|
$1.68
TZS4,546.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥396
|
$2.35
TZS6,339.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥316
|
$1.11
TZS3,007.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥149
|
$0.38
TZS1,033.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥239
|
$0.34
TZS930.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥296
|
$0.35
TZS954.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥184
|
$0.30
TZS820.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥157
|
$0.50
TZS1,355.29
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥614
|
$4.28
TZS11,556.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,405
|
$19.55
TZS52,776.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,204,394
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,724,038.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,696
|
$10.76
TZS29,064.41
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,520
|
$59.94
TZS161,848.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥72,743
|
$289.33
TZS781,201.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥47,308
|
$236.84
TZS639,455.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,433
|
$40.01
TZS108,014.70
|
|
pay 31.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥41,883
|
$236.03
TZS637,293.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,612,985
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,703,825.63
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥394
|
$1.17
TZS3,166.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥404
|
$2.16
TZS5,834.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥579
|
$1.79
TZS4,837.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,390
|
$36.39
TZS98,253.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,741
|
$5.68
TZS15,330.39
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Japan
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥5,894
|
$11.43
TZS30,870.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥3,899
|
$21.76
TZS58,745.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥7,862
|
$45.14
TZS121,889.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥11,872
|
$38.53
TZS104,027.65
|
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