Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 20.7% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
$2.90
TZS7,724.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$5.96
TZS15,854.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
$0.62
TZS1,654.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
$0.31
TZS813.54
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$0.72
TZS1,923.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
$3.79
TZS10,089.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
$4.52
TZS12,034.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$1.68
TZS4,479.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
$2.35
TZS6,245.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$1.11
TZS2,962.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.38
TZS1,018.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$0.34
TZS916.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$0.35
TZS940.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.30
TZS808.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.50
TZS1,335.21
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
$4.28
TZS11,385.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.55
TZS51,994.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,091,089.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$10.76
TZS28,633.83
|
|
pay 74.5% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
$59.94
TZS159,450.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
$289.33
TZS769,627.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
$236.84
TZS629,981.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$40.01
TZS106,414.48
|
|
pay 58.9% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$236.03
TZS627,852.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,456,361.55
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$1.17
TZS3,119.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
$2.16
TZS5,748.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
$1.79
TZS4,766.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
$36.39
TZS96,797.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$5.68
TZS15,103.27
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
$11.43
TZS30,412.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
$21.76
TZS57,875.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
$45.14
TZS120,083.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
$38.53
TZS102,486.50
|
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