Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 49.0% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.3% less in Tanzania
- Groceries
-
pay 58.2% less in Tanzania
- Transportation
-
pay 35.9% less in Tanzania
- Housing
-
pay 50.3% less in Tanzania
- Childcare
-
pay 39.6% less in Tanzania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 38.3% less in Tanzania
- Clothing
-
pay 56.5% less in Tanzania
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tanzania.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$2.90
TZS7,695.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$5.96
TZS15,795.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.62
TZS1,647.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.31
TZS810.48
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$0.72
TZS1,916.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$3.79
TZS10,051.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$4.52
TZS11,989.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$1.68
TZS4,462.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$2.35
TZS6,221.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.11
TZS2,951.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.38
TZS1,014.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.34
TZS912.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.35
TZS936.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.30
TZS805.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.50
TZS1,330.19
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$4.28
TZS11,342.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$19.55
TZS51,799.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$15,823.72
TZS41,932,852.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$10.76
TZS28,526.18
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$59.94
TZS158,851.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$289.33
TZS766,734.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$236.84
TZS627,613.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$40.01
TZS106,014.43
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$236.03
TZS625,491.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$6,186.60
TZS16,394,495.53
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$1.17
TZS3,107.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$2.16
TZS5,726.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$1.79
TZS4,748.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$36.39
TZS96,433.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$5.68
TZS15,046.49
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$11.43
TZS30,298.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$21.76
TZS57,657.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$45.14
TZS119,631.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$38.53
TZS102,101.21
|
|
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