Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 14.7% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,112.71
|
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,002.60
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT453.24
|
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT245.09
|
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT196.66
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,255.87
|
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,015.30
|
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT757.79
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,036.16
|
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT290.91
|
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT411.02
|
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT425.40
|
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT409.69
|
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT113.26
|
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT99.41
|
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
|
pay 58.2% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT916.14
|
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,330.76
|
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,757,018.54
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,751.55
|
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,757.98
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT171,829.33
|
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT123,361.40
|
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,117.37
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT101,889.99
|
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,782,957.40
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT593.40
|
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT980.02
|
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT961.81
|
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,492.53
|
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,219.31
|
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,247.96
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,498.19
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,276.48
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,121.23
|
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
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