Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 32.2% cheaper than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
|
pay 72.3% less for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
|
pay 65.3% more for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
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