Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 91.0% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
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Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.90
TZS7,724.95
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL209.98
|
$5.96
TZS15,854.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.66
|
$0.62
TZS1,654.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.83
|
$0.31
TZS813.54
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.88
|
$0.72
TZS1,923.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.39
|
$3.79
TZS10,089.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.15
|
$4.52
TZS12,034.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.15
|
$1.68
TZS4,479.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.05
|
$2.35
TZS6,245.13
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.00
|
$1.11
TZS2,962.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.22
|
$0.38
TZS1,018.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.91
|
$0.34
TZS916.43
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.02
|
$0.35
TZS940.39
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.05
|
$0.30
TZS808.61
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.46
|
$0.50
TZS1,335.21
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.05
|
$4.28
TZS11,385.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL514.89
|
$19.55
TZS51,994.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL360,423.97
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,091,089.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL101.95
|
$10.76
TZS28,633.83
|
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pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL411.91
|
$59.94
TZS159,450.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,608.78
|
$289.33
TZS769,627.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,321.55
|
$236.84
TZS629,981.85
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$40.01
TZS106,414.48
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL532.05
|
$236.03
TZS627,852.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,252.39
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,456,361.55
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.62
|
$1.17
TZS3,119.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.42
|
$2.16
TZS5,748.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL87.53
|
$1.79
TZS4,766.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL394.75
|
$36.39
TZS96,797.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.68
TZS15,103.27
|
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pay 61.6% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL772.34
|
$11.43
TZS30,412.88
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL720.85
|
$21.76
TZS57,875.25
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,819.28
|
$45.14
TZS120,083.40
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,574.46
|
$38.53
TZS102,486.50
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