Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 22.3% cheaper than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.8% less in Tanzania
- Groceries
-
pay 19.8% less in Tanzania
- Transportation
-
pay 29.2% less in Tanzania
- Housing
-
pay 8.0% more in Tanzania
- Childcare
-
pay 5.2% less in Tanzania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 27.5% less in Tanzania
- Clothing
-
pay 54.3% less in Tanzania
Expenses including clothing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Tanzania.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Lima, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.19
|
$2.90
TZS7,768.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.38
|
$5.96
TZS15,944.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.04
|
$0.62
TZS1,663.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.87
|
$0.31
TZS818.13
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
|
Lima
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.90
|
$0.72
TZS1,934.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.50
|
$3.79
TZS10,146.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.18
|
$4.52
TZS12,102.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.93
|
$1.68
TZS4,504.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.25
|
$2.35
TZS6,280.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
$1.11
TZS2,979.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.85
|
$0.38
TZS1,023.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$0.34
TZS921.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.92
|
$0.35
TZS945.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.96
|
$0.30
TZS813.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
$0.50
TZS1,342.74
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.77
|
$4.28
TZS11,449.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN87.58
|
$19.55
TZS52,288.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN85,045.13
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,328,445.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN73.95
|
$10.76
TZS28,795.29
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN97.53
|
$59.94
TZS160,350.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,113.25
|
$289.33
TZS773,967.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,335.35
|
$236.84
TZS633,534.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN161.57
|
$40.01
TZS107,014.56
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN784.53
|
$236.03
TZS631,392.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,705.16
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,549,160.58
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.78
|
$1.17
TZS3,137.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.62
|
$2.16
TZS5,780.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.46
|
$1.79
TZS4,793.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN112.04
|
$36.39
TZS97,343.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.19
|
$5.68
TZS15,188.44
|
|
pay 54.3% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN157.11
|
$11.43
TZS30,584.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN128.44
|
$21.76
TZS58,201.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN312.84
|
$45.14
TZS120,760.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN346.41
|
$38.53
TZS103,064.43
|
|
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