Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 17.3% cheaper than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$3.77
TZS10,159.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.04
TZS16,276.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$0.59
TZS1,581.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.35
TZS948.94
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$0.76
TZS2,038.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
$3.54
TZS9,534.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$4.49
TZS12,095.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$1.87
TZS5,047.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.23
TZS6,007.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
TZS3,062.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
TZS1,081.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
TZS1,022.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
TZS1,046.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
TZS754.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
TZS1,083.92
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$4.34
TZS11,706.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.63
TZS31,354.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$15,997.25
TZS43,112,585.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
$11.49
TZS30,955.99
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$54.88
TZS147,894.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$299.88
TZS808,188.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$204.77
TZS551,849.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
$35.19
TZS94,829.62
|
|
pay 79.5% more for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$239.74
TZS646,088.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
$6,071.51
TZS16,362,714.70
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.16
TZS3,124.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$1.86
TZS5,004.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.68
TZS4,534.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$37.00
TZS99,710.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.83
TZS13,023.06
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$16.50
TZS44,454.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$33.56
TZS90,435.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$50.99
TZS137,430.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$48.03
TZS129,447.64
|
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