Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 2.4 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 74.3% more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR454.86
|
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,030.91
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR83.06
|
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.77
|
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
|
pay 66.7% more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR151.63
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR689.43
|
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR762.92
|
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR321.37
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR344.50
|
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.70
|
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.91
|
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.38
|
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.87
|
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.61
|
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.40
|
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
|
pay 80.7% more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,033.21
|
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,869.29
|
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,224,661.71
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,292.11
|
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,849.01
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,710.26
|
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,561.85
|
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,849.94
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,566.28
|
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR354,018.94
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
|
pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR508.07
|
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR416.53
|
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR526.52
|
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,541.88
|
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,077.96
|
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,950.77
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,097.71
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,083.57
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,059.11
|
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
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