Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 78.0% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Syria, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$3.77
TZS10,159.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$6.04
TZS16,276.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.59
TZS1,581.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.35
TZS948.94
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$0.76
TZS2,038.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$3.54
TZS9,534.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$4.49
TZS12,095.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$1.87
TZS5,047.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$2.23
TZS6,007.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$1.14
TZS3,062.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.40
TZS1,081.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.38
TZS1,022.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.39
TZS1,046.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.28
TZS754.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.40
TZS1,083.92
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$4.34
TZS11,706.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$11.63
TZS31,354.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$15,997.25
TZS43,112,585.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$11.49
TZS30,955.99
|
|
pay 45.0% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$54.88
TZS147,894.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$299.88
TZS808,188.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$204.77
TZS551,849.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$35.19
TZS94,829.62
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$239.74
TZS646,088.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$6,071.51
TZS16,362,714.70
|
|
pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$1.16
TZS3,124.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$1.86
TZS5,004.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$1.68
TZS4,534.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$37.00
TZS99,710.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$4.83
TZS13,023.06
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$16.50
TZS44,454.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$33.56
TZS90,435.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$50.99
TZS137,430.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$48.03
TZS129,447.64
|
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