Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 39.0% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
$2.90
TZS7,724.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
$5.96
TZS15,854.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
$0.62
TZS1,654.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
$0.31
TZS813.54
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
$0.72
TZS1,923.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
$3.79
TZS10,089.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
$4.52
TZS12,034.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
$1.68
TZS4,479.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
$2.35
TZS6,245.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
$1.11
TZS2,962.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
$0.38
TZS1,018.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
$0.34
TZS916.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
$0.35
TZS940.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
$0.30
TZS808.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
$0.50
TZS1,335.21
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
$4.28
TZS11,385.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
$19.55
TZS51,994.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
$15,823.72
TZS42,091,089.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
$10.76
TZS28,633.83
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
$59.94
TZS159,450.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
$289.33
TZS769,627.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
$236.84
TZS629,981.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
$40.01
TZS106,414.48
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
$236.03
TZS627,852.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,456,361.55
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
$1.17
TZS3,119.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
$2.16
TZS5,748.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
$1.79
TZS4,766.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
$36.39
TZS96,797.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
$5.68
TZS15,103.27
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
$11.43
TZS30,412.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
$21.76
TZS57,875.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
$45.14
TZS120,083.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
$38.53
TZS102,486.50
|
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