Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 20.4% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
$3.77
TZS10,283.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$6.04
TZS16,474.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
$0.59
TZS1,601.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
$0.35
TZS960.52
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$0.76
TZS2,063.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$3.54
TZS9,650.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$4.49
TZS12,243.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$1.87
TZS5,109.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$2.23
TZS6,081.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$1.14
TZS3,099.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.40
TZS1,094.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.38
TZS1,035.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.39
TZS1,059.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.28
TZS763.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.40
TZS1,097.14
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
$4.34
TZS11,849.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$11.63
TZS31,737.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,997.25
TZS43,638,559.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$11.49
TZS31,333.65
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
|
Sudan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$54.88
TZS149,699.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$299.88
TZS818,048.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
$204.77
TZS558,582.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$35.19
TZS95,986.54
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$239.74
TZS653,971.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$6,071.51
TZS16,562,339.82
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$1.16
TZS3,162.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$1.86
TZS5,065.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$1.68
TZS4,589.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$37.00
TZS100,926.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$4.83
TZS13,181.94
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Tanzania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$16.50
TZS44,996.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$33.56
TZS91,538.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$50.99
TZS139,107.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$48.03
TZS131,026.90
|
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